MSIEXEC(1)

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💅 MSIEXEC(1) — Wine MSI Installer 💅

okay bestie, this page is from the Wine Programs manual, and it's all about msiexec — the Wine MSI Installer. it's giving command-line chaos, but make it cute. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

msiexec — Wine MSI Installer. that's the name section, short and iconic, periodt. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

msiexec command {required parameter} [optional parameter]...

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

msiexec is the Wine MSI installer, and it is command line compatible with its Microsoft Windows counterpart. no cap, the vibes are cross-platform. 🌈

🛍️ INSTALL OPTIONS 🛍️

  • /i {package|productcode} [property=foobar] — install {package|productcode} with property=foobar. 💖
  • /a {package|productcode} [property=foobar] — install {package|productcode} in administrator (network) mode. admin energy fr fr. 👑
  • /x {package|productcode} [property=foobar] — uninstall {package|productcode} with property=foobar. bye bestie 💅
  • /uninstall {package|productcode} [property=foobar] — same as /x. literally the same thing, iykyk. ✨

🩹 REPAIR OPTIONS 🩹

  • /f [p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v] {package|productcode} — repair an installation. default options are ´omus´. it's giving fix-it era. 🛠️
    • p — reinstall the file if it is missing.
    • o — reinstall the file if it is missing or if any older version is installed.
    • e — reinstall the file if it is missing, or if the installed version is equal or older.
    • d — reinstall the file if it is missing or a different version is installed.
    • c — reinstall the file if it is missing or the checksum does not match.
    • a — reinstall all files. all of them, bestie. 😭
    • u — rewrite all required user registry entries.
    • m — rewrite all required machine registry entries.
    • s — overwrite any conflicting shortcuts. petty but necessary. 💅
    • v — recache the local installation package from the source installation package.

🧩 PATCHING 🧩

  • /p {patch} [property=foobar] — apply patch. do NOT use this with any of the above options — i'm serious, bestie, no mixing. 🚫

🎛️ UI CONTROL 🎛️

  • /q[n|b|r|f] — these options allow changing the behavior of the UI when installing MSI packages. it's the vibe dial for the interface. ✨
    • /q — show no UI. silent mode, mysterious mode, ghost mode. 👻
    • /qn — same as /q.
    • /qb — show a basic UI.
    • /qr — shows a reduced user UI.
    • /qf — shows a full UI. main character UI energy. 👑

📝 LOGGING 📝

  • /l[*][i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v][+|!] {logfile} — enable logging to logfile. defaults are ´iwearmo´. receipts, bestie, keep the receipts. 🧾
    • * — enable all logging options except ´v´ and ´x´.
    • i — log status messages.
    • w — log nonfatal warnings.
    • e — log all error messages.
    • a — log start of actions.
    • r — log action specific records.
    • u — log user requests.
    • c — log initial UI parameters.
    • m — log out of memory errors. 😭
    • o — log out of diskspace messages.
    • p — log terminal properties.
    • v — verbose logging. wordy queen. 💬
    • x — log extra debugging messages.
    • + — append logging to existing file.
    • ! — flush each line to log.

🦋 OTHER OPTIONS 🦋

  • /h — show help. bestie needs help sometimes. 🫶
  • /j[u|m] {package|productcode} [/t transform] [/g languageid] — advertise package optionally with /t transform and /g languageid.
  • /y — register MSI service.
  • /z — unregister MSI service.
  • /? — same as /h.

🐛 BUGS 🐛

bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker. if something's cursed, don't gatekeep it — report it. 💀

🌟 AVAILABILITY 🌟

msiexec is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters. iconic distribution moment. 🍷

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

  • wine(1)
  • Wine documentation and support.

xoxo, this page is from Wine 11.21, dated November 2010, and it's page MSIEXEC(1) — slay and read the docs, bestie. 💖✨🎀

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