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Kangaroo Installer.

The installer for your own Kangaroo repository: install, update, and remove Windows applications. Run it directly or let the Kangaroo library launch it for updates.

Robbiblubber.Install.Kangaroo.Installer

Source code

Features and getting started

Windows and the matching .NET Desktop RuntimeTarget frameworks: net8.0-windows / net10.0-windows

What’s inside

Install, update, and uninstall with a Windows interface; --silent runs without a window.
Install for all users with administrator rights, or for the current user otherwise. Updates and uninstallations retain the original installation scope.
install.bag contains application files as a ZIP; install.defn describes the release. The repository holds the installer as kangaroo.8.bag or kangaroo.10.bag.
install.kroo configures installation, update, and uninstall steps, including shortcuts, file associations, file copies, and commands.
Uninstallation uses the saved configuration and needs no repository. Logs and silent-mode exit codes distinguish success (0), warnings (1), and errors (2).

A small starting point Terminal

kangaroo.exe --install --repository https://example.org/kangaroo --key myapp

Starts installation with a user interface. Replace the example address and myapp with your Kangaroo repository and installation key.

First steps

Prepare a Kangaroo repository with a matching installer package; create a folder containing install.defn and install.bag for each application.
Package application files as install.bag and optionally add install.kroo for shortcuts, registration, and additional steps.
Start kangaroo.exe with --repository and --key. Use --directory to specify a destination when needed; --update and --uninstall select the other modes.
For in-application updates, add the Robbiblubber.Install.Kangaroo library. --silent enables calls without a user interface and provides meaningful exit codes.

Part of

Kangaroo.NET

Installation and updates for Windows applications from your own Kangaroo repository. The library detects available and required updates; the installer installs, updates, and removes the application, with a user interface or in silent mode.

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