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Robbiblubber.Install.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.

.NET 8.NET 10
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Tools

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Tool

Kangaroo Installer

Robbiblubber.Install.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.

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

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The libraries are available as separate NuGet packages. Install the building blocks your project needs.

Library

Robbiblubber.Install.Kangaroo

Add Kangaroo updates to your .NET applications on Windows: compare installed, available, and required versions, then start the installer when needed.

Windows; Kangaroo repository with a matching installer packageTarget frameworks: net8.0 / net10.0

What’s inside

  • Installation.Open(key) reads the repository from the installation signature; alternatively, supply its location explicitly.
  • InstalledVersion, AvailableVersion, and RequiredVersion expose version information; UpdateAvailable and UpdateRequired indicate update status.
  • Repositories can be local folders, network shares, or HTTP(S) addresses. Repository.Installations reads the applications listed in the index.
  • Update() downloads and starts the installer. The application then exits; after updating, the installer restarts it with its original command line.
A small starting point C#
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Robbiblubber.Install.Kangaroo;

Installation app = Installation.Open("myapp");

if (app.UpdateRequired ||
    (app.UpdateAvailable && MessageBox.Show(
        $"Update to {app.AvailableVersion}?", "Update",
        MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes))
{
    if (app.Update()) Application.Exit();
}

WinForms example for an application already installed with Kangaroo. Replace myapp with your installation key; exit only after the installer has successfully started.

Installation
dotnet add package Robbiblubber.Install.Kangaroo
Works with:Kangaroo Installer
NuGet Source code

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