Chocolatey
| Chocolatey
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 Help after entering choco -? in the command prompt |
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| Basic data
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| Maintainer | The Chocolatey team |
| Current version |
0.10.15 ( June 3, 2019 ) |
| operating system | Windows |
| programming language | C # |
| category | Package management |
| License | Apache license |
| German speaking | No |
| https://chocolatey.org/ | |
Chocolatey is an application-oriented package manager for Windows operating systems developed by Rob Reynolds since 2011 . It can be controlled via the optional GUI or with text commands in the command line ( input prompt or PowerShell ). It automates downloading , installing and updating applications.
The text mode simplifies and speeds up the installation of a large number of applications. In addition, all applications installed with Chocolatey can be updated choco upgrade all -yvery efficiently using .
The graphical user interface must first be installed with the help of in choco install chocolateyguiorder to be able to manage packages comfortably.
From a technical point of view, you use the free open source package management NuGet , which can also be used for software development under .NET . This is where the name Chocolatey (= chocolaty ) is derived, as "NuGet" sounds similar to nougat in English .
The software accesses an extensive and constantly growing repository with approx. 7600 (as of June 2020) different freeware packages. The repository is maintained by a community.
Editions
Chocolatey is currently offered in three edition models:
- Open source
- Per
- Business
Box starter
Chocolatey also serves as the basis for Boxstarter, a tool for automating complex installation work (for example, the quick setup of developer PCs).
Web links
- Team at GitHub
- Chocolatey on GitHub
- Chocolatey on Google Groups
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release 0.10.15 . June 3, 2019 (accessed June 4, 2019).
- ^ The chocolatey Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 14, 2018).
- ↑ Christian Wache: Chocolatey: Package Manager for Windows . In: Cachy's blog . January 15, 2017 ( stadt-bremerhaven.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).
- ↑ Chocolatey Gallery | ChocolateyGUI 0.13.2. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
- ^ Gary Ewan Park: History: Where Chocolatey Comes From. In: Github Wiki. chocolatey, October 22, 2017, accessed October 22, 2017 .
- ↑ pricing. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Box starters. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Automating Windows environments' setup with Boxstarter and Chocolatey packages . In: Cesar de la Torre [Microsoft] - BLOG . ( microsoft.com [accessed May 8, 2018]).