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# MSYS2 Installer & Archives
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The MSYS2 installer can be used to set up an initial MSYS2 environment. For
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further updating pacman is used. See [the updating guide](./updating.md) for
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The [MSYS2 installer](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer) can be used to
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set up an initial MSYS2 environment. For further updating pacman is used. See
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[the updating guide](./updating.md) for more information.
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![screenshot](installer.png)
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The installer is based on the Qt Installer Framework and built using the
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[following scripts](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer). In addition to
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the GUI installer we provide a self extracting archive and a XZ compressed
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archive with the same content.
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The installer comes in three variants:
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The installer executables and tarballs are hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases) as well as on the [repo server](https://repo.msys2.org/distrib). We also provide [nightly builds](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/nightly-x86_64).
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* `msys2-x86_64-.exe`: The GUI installer (see screenshot above)
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* `msys2-base-x86_64-*.sfx.exe`: Just the files in a self extracting archive (missing Windows integration like shortcuts, uninstall entry, but otherwise works the same)
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* `msys2-base-x86_64-*.tar.xz`: Same as `.sfx.exe` but as an XZ archive
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The installer executables and tarballs are hosted on
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[GitHub](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases) as well as on the
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[repo server](https://repo.msys2.org/distrib). We also provide [nightly
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builds](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/nightly-x86_64).
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## CLI Usage Examples
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The GUI installer utilizes the [Qt Installer
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Framework](https://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/) which also offers CLI
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options for automation.
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Installing the GUI installer via the CLI to `C:\msys64`:
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```powershell

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