Downloads:

9,162

Downloads of v 1.5.1344:

135

Last Update:

21 Jul 2020

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Informer Technologies
  • Inc

Tags:

freeware software updater notifier crowd admin

Software Informer

1.5.1344 | Updated: 21 Jul 2020

Downloads:

9,162

Downloads of v 1.5.1344:

135

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Informer Technologies
  • Inc

Tags:

freeware software updater notifier crowd admin

Software Informer 1.5.1344

All Checks are Passing

2 Passing Test

Validation Testing Passed

Verification Testing Passed

Details

To install Software Informer, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Software Informer, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Software Informer, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Enter your internal repository url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2)

4. Choose your deployment method:


choco upgrade softwareinformer -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade softwareinformer -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode


- name: Ensure softwareinformer installed
  win_chocolatey:
    name: softwareinformer
    state: present
    version: 1.5.1344
    source: STEP 3 URL

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'softwareinformer' do
  action    :install
  version  '1.5.1344'
  source   'STEP 3 URL'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
    Name: softwareinformer,
    Version: 1.5.1344,
    Source: STEP 3 URL
);

Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.


cChocoPackageInstaller softwareinformer
{
   Name     = 'softwareinformer'
   Ensure   = 'Present'
   Version  = '1.5.1344'
   Source   = 'STEP 3 URL'
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'softwareinformer':
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  ensure   => '1.5.1344',
  source   => 'STEP 3 URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


salt '*' chocolatey.install softwareinformer version="1.5.1344" source="STEP 3 URL"

See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.

5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

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This package was approved by moderator mwallner on 22 Jul 2020.

Description

Software Informer Client (siClient) is a lightweight utility that creates a list of all of your installed programs and their versions, then compares each item on that list against Software Informer’s database automatically on a daily basis to identify newer versions of programs, and informs you about any available updates. Please see the privacy policy for what information is shared.

Features

  • Detects your installed software automatically and displays available up-to-date info about your programs.
  • Keeps your software and hardware drivers up to date.
  • Suggests other programs that you may find interesting.
  • Learn new things and share your knowledge on program pages, or by commenting on articles and reviews from within the program.

Documentation

Community

tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1 
$packageName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
$installerType = 'exe'
$silentArgs = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
$url = 'https://files.informer.com/siinst.exe'
$checksum = 'e545505c69cee250c86e9449411f3c744a4fad1551f17e3ab1ea39eb7990f7dc'
$checksumType = 'sha256'
$validExitCodes = @(0)

Install-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName "$packageName" `
                          -FileType "$installerType" `
                          -SilentArgs "$silentArgs" `
                          -Url "$url" `
                          -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes `
                          -Checksum "$checksum" `
                          -ChecksumType "$checksumType"
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ahk 
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
SetTitleMatchMode, 1   ;begins
DetectHiddenText, off
DetectHiddenWindows, off

winTitle = Software Informer - 

WinWait, %winTitle%, , 180
WinActivate
CheckAddressBar()

CheckAddressBar()
{
   KeyWait Control
   KeyWait Shift
   BackupClipbrd := Clipboard
   Sleep 50
   Send !d  ;Select the url
   Sleep 150
   Send ^c  ;Copy the url
   ClipWait 0.1
   If ERRORLEVEL
   {
    Clipboard := BackupClipbrd
    Return
   }
  If Clipboard Contains uninstalled
    Send, ^w
   Clipboard := BackupClipbrd
}

ExitApp
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1 
$packageName = '{{PackageName}}'
$packageSearch = "Software Informer"
$installerType = 'exe'
$silentArgs = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
$validExitCodes = @(0)
Get-ItemProperty -Path @( 'HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                          'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                          'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' ) `
                 -ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue `
| Where-Object   { $_.DisplayName -like "$packageSearch*" } `
| ForEach-Object { Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName "$packageName" `
                                               -FileType "$installerType" `
                                               -SilentArgs "$($silentArgs)" `
                                               -File "$($_.UninstallString.Replace('"',''))" `
                                               -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes }

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Software Informer 1.5.1344 135 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Approved
Software Informer 1.5.1321 921 Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Approved
Software Informer 1.5.1315 328 Monday, March 21, 2016 Approved
Software Informer 1.4.1213 466 Monday, December 1, 2014 Approved
Software Informer 1.4.1196 329 Monday, November 17, 2014 Approved
Software Informer 1.4.1152 347 Friday, November 7, 2014 Approved
Software Informer 1.4.1141 418 Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Unknown
Software Informer 1.4.1136 366 Thursday, September 25, 2014 Unknown
Software Informer 1.3.1107 362 Monday, September 15, 2014 Unknown

Program

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