scoop
scoop - Enhanced Windows Package Management
The scoop module provides a powerful interface for the Scoop package manager on Windows, adding support for multi-threaded downloads (via aria2), bucket management, and mirror configuration.
When to Activate
- When installing or managing Windows CLI applications.
- When needing to accelerate downloads using multi-threading (
aria2). - When managing Scoop buckets or searching for apps across multiple sources.
- When configuring proxies or mirrors for Scoop on Windows.
Core Principles & Rules
- Acceleration: Encourage using
aria2 enablefor faster package acquisition. - Convenience: Provides an interactive browser (
la) for discoverability. - Clean Environment: Scoop installs apps to
$HOME/scoopby default to avoid system clutter.
Patterns & Examples
Install with Acceleration
# Enable aria2 and install an app
x scoop aria2 enable
x scoop install telegram
Search and List
# Interactively search for available Scoop packages
x scoop la
Bucket Management
# List all currently added buckets
x scoop bucket list
Checklist
- Confirm if the user is on a Windows environment.
- Verify if download acceleration (aria2) is desired.
- Ensure the correct bucket is added for the target application.
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