Is there a way to specify '--force' in chocolateyinstall.ps1?

Question

I would like to be able to specify the --force argument within the chocolateyinstall.ps1 file. Currently, in that file I am invoking a batch file and try to append --force in the end but unsurprisingly it does not work.

Answer 1

You can try setting $env:ChocolateyForce = 'true' in chocolateyInstall.ps1, but normally this variable is meant for checking that --force was specified by the operator at the command line. It is generally used for modifying script behavior if --force was passed.

I don't know if changing the environment variable mid-script would have an effect or not on the Install-Chocolatey* cmdlets.