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Windows install script fixes: ffmpeg pins and SkipSetup

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 125350 · apps/bootstrap-installer

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #125468. Check it covers your case.

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These items address broken Windows installation caused by expired or 404ing ffmpeg pins, missing bzip2 for Git archives, and the -SkipSetup flag being incorrectly rejected. Work involves re-pinning ffmpeg to valid BtbN builds and fixing install wrapper behavior.

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  • #125468 ffmpeg installs stop expiring: pin BtbN's retained month-end build, and pm update only picks those (#125350)

    merged to main

    files: pm/lock.json, pm/packages.py, pm/update.py, tests/pm/test_ffmpeg_resolution.py, tests/pm/test_update_request_reuse.py

  • #125606 Windows install wrappers passing -SkipSetup no longer die at binding (#125350, salvage #125371)

    merged to main

    files: scripts/install.ps1, tests/scripts/install/test_install_ps1_skipsetup_alias.py, website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md, website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/windows-native.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · other 1

  • #125371 fix(install): accept -SkipSetup alias and re-pin ffmpeg to a live BtbN tag · merged via another change → #125606, #125468
  • #125522 fix(desktop): keep bootstrap script aligned with checkout · other
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#125350[Bug]: Fresh Windows install is impossible: pinned Git .tar.bz2 needs absent bzip2, ffmpeg pin 404s, mirror 403s, -SkipSetup rejected
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apps/bootstrap-installer
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#125468, #125606
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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27 Sep 2026

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