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Bug Fix

• Fix - Setting of Authorization header in Get-WebFile cmdlet does not work - see #2374

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Bug Fixes

• Fix - Chocolatey fails to load all PowerShell helper cmdlets when attempting to loads modules - see #2412
• Fix - Chocolateys PowerShell Installer Module uses non PowerShell 2 compatible syntax - see #2398
• Fix - Running Chocolatey CLI with an expired Chocolatey License can result in non-commercial commands failing to run - see #2289
• Fix - Installing from packages.config doesn't support installing from other sources (e.g. windowsfeatures, python, etc) - see #877
• Fix - Quoted InstallLocation in .registry file results in errors when attempting to automatically uninstall application - see #2336

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Bug Fixes

• Fix - Python alternate source does not handle all keyword correctly - see #2540
• Fix - Incorrect error message is displayed when chocolatey.config becomes corrupt - see #2525
• Fix - When running the choco outdated command the wrong exit code is shown when there is a pinned package and the --ignore-pinned option is being used - see #1896
• Fix - Windows PowerShell incorrectly identifies a PowerShell file that is UTF8 encoded with a BOM as being signed if it is a single newline - see #2663
• Fix - Unable to install Chocolatey using PowerShell Core - see #2083

Improvements

• Support installation checks for incompatible Licensed Extension when running choco upgrade chocolatey - see #2659
• Support runtime checks for incompatible Chocolatey CLI and Chocolatey Licensed Extension versions - see #2660
  • When triggered, these checks will output a warning and the beginning of the command execution, and at the end of it. To acknowledge these warnings you can either pass the --skip-compatibility-checks option when executing a command, or you can enable the DisableCompatibilityChecks feature using the following command choco feature enable --name="'disableCompatibilityChecks'"
• Include the latest version of 7zip (v21.07) within Chocolatey installation - see #2650

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Bug Fix

• Fix - When Chocolatey CLI v1.0.0 attempts to load Chocolatey Licensed Extension versions less than v4.0.0, it halts execution with an unclear and unhelpful error message - see #2656

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Breaking Changes

• Remove deprecated Chocolatey commands and shims - see #2468
• Remove deprecated Chocolatey helper functions - see #2469
• Remove the cpack command alias - see #89
• Remove the fallback to using old URL for Chocolatey Community Repository when pushing packages - see #2628
• Remove deprecated -t argument for the push command - see #2627
• Ensure that Chocolatey correctly handles removed features when running the choco feature command - see #2538

Improvements

• Update to use version v1.0.0 of shimgen - see #2602
• Installation of Chocolatey should add a more descriptive comment when adding Chocolatey tab-completion module to profile - see #2443

Documentation

• Update deprecation notice for push command to mention that the default source will be removed in v2.0.0 - see #2634
• Mark Chocolatey shims (chocolatey. cinst, clist, cpush, cuninst, cup) as deprecated - see #2641
• Mark Get-BinRoot Chocolatey helper function as deprecated - see #2470
• Add deprecation notices for all things that are set to change in v2.0.0 - see #2462
• Provide better clarity regarding the license terms for using Chocolatey and shimgen - see #2549, #2615, and 2614
• Document the fact that the Source switch doesn't do anything when running the command choco list --lo - see #2545
• Update warning that is shown regarding using a trial license of Chocolatey - see #2407

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Bug Fixes

• Fix - Installation of Chocolatey fails when running under "AllSigned" execution policy - see #2539
• Fix - Output from "choco template -h" references wrong subcommand in usage statement - see #2546

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:warning: WARNING

If you use Chocolatey Licensed Extension you will need to install v3.1.0 of Chocolatey Licensed Extension to use all the new functionality that has been added to Chocolatey CLI v0.12.0.

Breaking Changes

• Remove ScriptsCheckLastExitCode feature - see #2522

Features

• Add command (choco template) to retrieve information about currently installed package templates - see #449
• Add configuration option for default template name to be used in conjunction with the choco new command - see #2377

Bug Fixes

• Fix - Building a package on Linux fails if the description has encoded xml special character(s) - see #2382
• Fix - Building a package on Linux fails if nuspec does not have files element - see #2379
• Fix - choco pack command fails on non-Windows when the nupkg already exists - see #2076
• Fix - Install location is invalid on Linux if the ChocolateyInstall environment variable is not set - see #2370
• Fix - During upgrade, removal of old choco.exe does not use absolute path on Linux - see #2369
• Fix - Attempting to use ProtectedData.Protect with LocalMachine scope fails when run on non-Windows system as a non-root user - see #2437
• Fix - Chocolatey packaging script (chocolateyBeforeModify.ps1) incorrectly running on non-Windows platforms - see #2510
• Fix - choco install command ignores install arguments when specifying direct path to nupkg - see #2089
• Fix - Deleting NuGet temp folders fails when running on Linux - see #2383

Improvements

• Warn about unsupported packages when executing Chocolatey on non-Windows platforms - see #2481
• Display install location for purely portable packages - see #2241
• Provide more clarity on errors when attempting to push packages to Chocolatey Community Repository - see #2007
• Support empty directories within Chocolatey template folder - #1003
• Snapshotting of files and config transform has been enabled on non-Windows systems - see #2450
• Prevent usage of alternate Chocolatey installation/upgrade sources on non-Windows systems - see #2424
• Improve response message regarding moderation times when using choco push command - see #2298

Documentation

• Fix outdated bit.ly links in command documentation - see #2401
• Update default template regarding building Chocolatey package on non-Windows systems - see #2384
• Fix version number used in default template - see #2381

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