The Keyman Desktop installation bootstrapper is a self-extracting executable file that contains a Windows Installer technology MSI file, and optionally keyboards. The bootstrapper is used whenever a package installer is created.
The bootstrapper:
- Checks the system before starting the installation to ensure that all prerequisites are met, and optionally downloads and installs the prerequisites.
- Optionally checks online for an updated version of Keyman Desktop before installing.
- Starts the Keyman Desktop Windows Installer MSI package.
- Installs any keyboards included.
- Starts Keyman Desktop after the install completes.
Command Line Options
The following command line parameters are supported in the bootstrapper:
| -c | Continue setup after Windows restarts (this parameter is not normally required) |
| -s | Run a silent installation |
| -o | Do not check online for updates or prerequisites (useful with -s) |
| -x <extractpath> | Extract all the files from the self-extracting executable to the path extractpath and exit the bootstrapper. |