Silent install command for Cardinal 26.02

The exact silent switches the Cardinal installer accepts, plus a one-line command you can paste into a script, Intune Win32 app, or Configuration Manager package.

One-line silent install (x64, machine scope)

Cardinal-win64-26.02-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /COMPONENTS="resources,carla,jack,native,lv2,vst2,vst3,clap"

Run from the directory containing Cardinal-win64-26.02-installer.exe. Download the installer from the Direct link below first. Run an elevated terminal (Run as Administrator) for machine-scope installs.

Architecture	Scope	Type	Silent switches	Source
x64	machine	EXE Inno Setup	Custom: /COMPONENTS="resources,carla,jack,native,lv2,vst2,vst3,clap"	Default for Inno Setup
x86	machine	EXE Inno Setup	Custom: /COMPONENTS="resources,carla,jack,native,lv2,vst2,vst3,clap"	Default for Inno Setup

Declared by publisher means the switches come straight from the winget manifest the publisher (or community maintainer) submitted to microsoft/winget-pkgs.
Default for {type} means the manifest doesn't specify silent switches, so the framework's standard switches are shown (e.g. /S for NSIS, /quiet /norestart for MSI).

Frequently asked questions

What is the silent install command for Cardinal?

Cardinal uses EXE (Inno Setup). After downloading the installer, run: Cardinal-win64-26.02-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /COMPONENTS="resources,carla,jack,native,lv2,vst2,vst3,clap". The silent install switches are /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART.

How do I deploy Cardinal via Intune or Configuration Manager?

Use winget for the cleanest path: winget install --id DISTRHO.Cardinal --exact 26.02 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements. If winget isn't viable in your environment, package the publisher's installer directly using the silent switches above.

Prefer the winget route? See the full Cardinal install page.