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WindowsPackageCab

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Synopsis

Install or uninstall a package from a Windows cabinet (.cab) file.

Syntax

WindowsPackageCab [String] #ResourceName
{
    Ensure = [string]{ Absent | Present }
    Name = [string]
    SourcePath = [string]
    [DependsOn = [string[]]]
    [LogPath = [string]]
    [PsDscRunAsCredential = [PSCredential]]
}

Description

The WindowsPackageCab resource enables you to ensure whether a package from a Windows cabinet (.cab) file is installed.

Requirements

  • Target machine must have access to the DISM PowerShell module

Key properties

Name

Specify the name of the package as a string.

Type: System.String

Mandatory properties

Ensure

Specify whether the package should be installed. Set this property to Present to install the package. Set this property to Absent to uninstall the package.

Type: System.String
Accepted Values:
  - Absent
  - Present

SourcePath

Specify the path to the package's .cab file as a string. If the file doesn't exist, the resource throws an invalid argument exception when it attempts to install or uninstall the package.

Type: System.String

Optional properties

LogPath

Specify the path to a file to log the installing or uninstalling of the package.

If not set, the resource writes the log to %WINDIR%\Logs\Dism\dism.log.

Type: System.String
Behavior: Write
Default Value: No

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