I installed the newest version of Notepad++ on my Win 8.1 Professional. The version is called "Notepad++ Je suis Charlie edition, Build Time Jan 10 2015 – 17:20:21". The Plugin Manager delivered with that version of Notepad++ is 1.0.8. Now I want to add the "Compare" plugin:
- I start plugin manager.
- I wait until the list of available plugins has built up.
- I check "Compare" and click "Install".
- "An update is available to plugin Manager. It is strongly recommended…" -> "Yes".
- "Installation Error: Installation of Plugin Manager failed."
- "OK", and "Install" again.
- "An update is available to plugin Manager. It is strongly recommended…" -> "No".
- "Installation Error: Installation of Compare failed."
What exactly am I doing wrong? How can I debug this problem?
Best Answer
Error: Installation of plugin failed
The latest version of the plugin manager was 1.4.9 at the time this answer was written(see Notepad++ Plugin Manager)
You can always find the latest release by going to https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager/releases/.
Try a manual install of the plugin manager:
Close
notepad++
Download the latest plugin manager
PluginManager_1.4.9_UNI.zip
from https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager/releases/download/v1.4.9/PluginManager_v1.4.9_UNI.zipUnzip the downloaded file
Copy
plugins\PluginManager.dll
to yournotepad++\plugins
directoryRestart
notepad++