# msys2-installer

**Repository Path**: msys2/msys2-installer

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: msys2-installer
- **Description**: msys2/msys2-installer
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: BSD-3-Clause
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 1
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-07
- **Last Updated**: 2025-04-21

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# MSYS2 Installer

## Nightly build

https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/nightly-x86_64

![screenshot](screenshot.png)

## CLI Usage examples

Installing the GUI installer via the CLI to `C:\msys64`:

```powershell
.\msys2-x86_64-latest.exe in --confirm-command --accept-messages --root C:/msys64
```

Uninstalling an existing installation in `C:\msys64` via the CLI:

```powershell
C:\msys64\uninstall.exe pr --confirm-command
```

Installing the self extracting archive to `C:\msys64`:

```powershell
.\msys2-base-x86_64-latest.sfx.exe -y -oC:\
```

## FAQ

### What's the difference between the installer and the archives?

The installer provides some additional features such as installing shortcuts, registering an uninstaller, a GUI for selecting the installation path and automatically running a login shell at the end to initialize the MSYS2 environment.

If you unpack the archives and run a login shell once, you will get a functionally equivalent MSYS2 installation.

### What is contained in the installer/archives?

It contains the [base](https://packages.msys2.org/package/base) package and all its dependencies. You can list the contained packages using: `pactree base -lu | sort`