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Include software install path in `choco info` output #1901

Open Foadsf opened 5 years ago

Foadsf commented 5 years ago

Following this tweet, it would be great if the installation folder could be inquired somehow. For example, the command choco info packageName could also report the path.

bcurran3 commented 5 years ago

...or maybe a new command such as "diags" that could display choco version info, install location, Chocolatey cache location, nuget cache location, configured features (not a list of all of them), system state, validation checks, a quick check and report that the CRCs are OK on all Chocolatey files, a quick ping to the configured sources, etc.

Foadsf commented 5 years ago

@bcurran3 anything giving the information required is appreciated. But I think the info command is more intuitive. If I'm not mistaken HomeBrew does the same.

bcurran3 commented 5 years ago

I think I misunderstood. I was thinking more upstream and about Chocolatey versus just a single package.

I guess my suggestion is a completely different one. I'll create a new issue. Done: https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1903

fuhrmanator commented 4 years ago

My use-case (problem) was I installed irfanview on a brand new Win 10 machine, but it's not in Program Files, I can't find it in the start menu (search results send me to the Web), etc. I know if you're clever you realize all things get installed in the secret choco place, but I can't remember what that is and expected it to come out of an info command.

gep13 commented 4 months ago

Unfortunately, I am going to have to re-open this issue, as it will not be possible to bring this change in at present.

This change, while small and which builds on this issue, can't be implemented fully in Chocolatey Licensed Extension without changing the dependency on the Chocolatey package. This is not something we are planning in this release, so this change will be reverted and will be re-added in the next release.

Apologies on this. Please let me know if you have any questions.