Installation fails because fzf zip files are missing

[stinos]

Using Powershell 5.1:

Find-Package fzf | Install-Package -Verbose
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Install Package" on target "Package 'fzf' version '0.16.6' from 'chocolatey'.".
VERBOSE: NuGet: Installing 'fzf 0.16.6'.
VERBOSE: NuGet: Successfully installed 'fzf 0.16.6'.
VERBOSE:
VERBOSE: CreateFolder -- Already Exists C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6
VERBOSE: Taking Snapshot «C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools»
VERBOSE: CreateFolder -- Already Exists C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools
Install-Package : The archive file type is not supported.
At line:1 char:20
+ Find-Package fzf | Install-Package -Verbose
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotImplemented: (False C:\Chocol...s_amd64_x64.zip:String) [Install-Package], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnsupportedArchive,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

and the C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools directory only contains chocolateyInstall.ps1 but not the zip files (which I assume should be there). The C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6 does zontain afile named fzf-0.16.6-windows_amd64_x64.zip.txt with this content:

C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools\fzf-0.16.6-windows_386_x32.zip
C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools\fzf-0.16.6-windows_amd64_x64.zip

[majkinetor]

Existence is totally not the problem because they do exist, you can see that on the gallery
https://chocolatey.org/packages/fzf

You can also download the nuget package from there and see for yourself.

Install-Package : The archive file type is not supported.

Can you try with just cinst fzf?

[majkinetor]

This is how it looks like:

PS > cinst fzf --force
Chocolatey v0.10.3
Installing the following packages:
fzf
By installing you accept licenses for the packages.

fzf v0.16.6 (forced) [Approved]
fzf package files install completed. Performing other installation steps.
Installing 64 bit version
Extracting C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\fzf\tools\fzf-0.16.6-windows_amd64_x64.zip to C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\fzf\tools...
C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\fzf\tools
 ShimGen has successfully created a shim for fzf.exe
 The install of fzf was successful.
  Software installed to 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\fzf\tools'

Chocolatey installed 1/1 packages. 0 packages failed.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

[stinos]

Using cinst works ok, it's just Install-Package which doesn't. Here's debug output if that helps:

...
DEBUG: 00:00:00.0778368 INVOKING PowerShell Fn Get-DynamicOptions with args Install that has length 1
DEBUG: 00:00:00.0782275 In PowerShellGet Provider - 'Get-DynamicOptions'.
DEBUG: 00:00:00.0815189 Done calling powershell «Get-DynamicOptions» «PSModule»
DEBUG: 00:00:02.7491830 Calling 'Chocolatey::GetInstalledPackages' 'fzf','0.16.6','',''

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Install Package" on target "Package 'fzf' version '0.16.6' from 'chocolatey'.".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):
DEBUG: 00:00:05.0233652 Calling 'Chocolatey::InstallPackage' '$aHR0cDovL2Nob2NvbGF0ZXkub3JnL2FwaS92Mi8=\Znpm\MC4xNi42\'
VERBOSE: NuGet: Installing 'fzf 0.16.6'.
VERBOSE: NuGet: Successfully installed 'fzf 0.16.6'.
VERBOSE:
DEBUG: 00:00:05.3833097 Calling 'ChocolateyRequest::GetChocolateyUnzip' 'False
C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools\fzf-0.16.6-windows_amd64_x64.zip','C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools','','fzf'
DEBUG: 00:00:05.3833524 Calling 'ProviderService::CreateFolder'
VERBOSE: CreateFolder -- Already Exists C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6
VERBOSE: Taking Snapshot «C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools»
DEBUG: 00:00:05.3834412 Calling 'ProviderService::CreateFolder'
VERBOSE: CreateFolder -- Already Exists C:\Chocolatey\lib\fzf.0.16.6\tools

Confirm
The archive file type is not supported.
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [H] Halt Command  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):
Install-Package : The archive file type is not supported.
At line:1 char:20
+ find-package fzf | Install-Package -verbose -Force -Debug
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotImplemented: (False C:\Chocol...s_amd64_x64.zip:String) [Install-Package], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnsupportedArchive,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

[ferventcoder]

@stinos If you want to use PowerShell PackageManagement (OneGet), please ensure you are using Chocolatey-Get until the official Chocolatey provider is available. For more information, please see chocolatey-community/chocolatey-oneget#5 (comment)

[stinos]

@ferventcoder thanks! Using ChocolateyGet instead of built-in (I assume?) Chocolatey indeed makes Install-Package fzf work. I'd really wish information around OneGet and companions was less shattered..