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Setup Scoop with portable 7zip installer
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Get-7zip.ps1
# Download lessmsi
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/activescott/lessmsi/releases/download/v2.7.3/lessmsi-v2.7.3.zip" -OutFile "lessmsi-v2.7.3.zip" -Verbose
# Expand lessmsi
Expand-Archive -Path "lessmsi-v2.7.3.zip" -Destination ".\lessmsi" -Force -Verbose
# Get 7zip MSi installer
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://7-zip.org/a/7z2500-x64.msi" -OutFile "7z2500-x64.msi" -Verbose
# Expand 7zip MSI installer to local folder
& .\lessmsi\lessmsi.exe x "7z2500-x64.msi"
# Copy extracted MSi files into local folder
Copy-Item -Path ".\7z2500-x64\SourceDir\Files\7-Zip\*" -Destination ".\" -Recurse -Force -Verbose
# # Set environment variable to make 7z accessible
# [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User) + ";$PWD;", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
# [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User) + ";$PWD;", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Process)
# Configure scoop to use external 7zip
scoop config 7ZIPEXTRACT_USE_EXTERNAL true
scoop config user_lessmsi true
scoop config use_external_7zip true
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