Install-Package should only find exact matches

[JohnLudlow]

I tried to install VirtualBox, but got this error:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-package virtualbox
WARNING: 'virtualbox' matched package 'virtualbox/5.0.14.105127' from provider: 'Chocolatey', source 'chocolatey'
WARNING: 'virtualbox' matched package 'VirtualBox.ExtensionPack/5.0.14.105127' from provider: 'Chocolatey', source
'chocolatey'
install-package : Unable to install, multiple packages matched 'virtualbox'. Please specify an exact -Name and
-RequiredVersion.
At line:1 char:1
+ install-package virtualbox
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Power....InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], E
   xception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DisambiguateForInstall,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Clearly, I want to install VirtualBox. I got around this by using Find-Package and piping into Install-Package, but this shouldn't really be necessary. I noticed similar issues with npm and 7zip.

Here's what I suggest:
If Install-Package is able to find an exact match, install that since it's probably what I wanted. Install-Package -Name PackageName should just work.

If partial matches are desired, then a switch to turn them on/off from the default would work, or a wildcard syntax using asterisks.

[quoctruong]

Hi John, I think this problem exists because the chocolatey provider returns 2 instead of 1 results back to OneGet. You should contact the chocolatey team here https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey-oneget

[JohnLudlow]

Thanks, @quoctruong. I've added an issue there now as well.

Would you like me to close this issue now or would you like to wait for a response from the chocolatey-oneget project?

Thanks again.

[JohnLudlow]

@quoctruong, It seems like the https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey-oneget project has accepted the issue, and is willing to keep it open while it is fixed.

[quoctruong]

Thanks John. I'll close this issue then!