Automate software installation across Windows machines by writing a script of choco install commands.
Set up a new developer workstation with all required tools in one PowerShell script run from scratch.
Keep Windows servers up to date by scheduling choco upgrade all to run automatically on a recurring basis.
Create a private Chocolatey package for an internal tool so the IT team can deploy it with a single command.
| chocolatey/choco | dotnet/benchmarkdotnet | spectreconsole/spectre.console | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 11,377 | 11,413 | 11,419 |
| Language | C# | C# | C# |
| Setup difficulty | easy | easy | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | ops devops | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Chocolatey is a package manager for Windows. A package manager is a tool that lets you install, update, and remove software from the command line instead of downloading installers one by one from websites. If you have used apt-get on Linux or Homebrew on Mac, Chocolatey fills the same role on Windows. The basic workflow is: open a command prompt or PowerShell window, type choco install <package-name>, and Chocolatey downloads and installs the software automatically. It can also update all installed packages at once, uninstall them, and search the community package repository for available software. Tab completion is supported so you can discover package names without leaving the terminal. Chocolatey has a large community-maintained package catalog hosted at community.chocolatey.org. These packages are scripts that wrap the underlying software installers. Anyone can contribute a package. Users can request packages that are missing from the catalog. The free (open source) version covers most individual use cases. There are paid editions called Chocolatey Pro and Chocolatey for Business that add features like a private CDN download cache, automatic virus scanning of packages before installation, package self-service for end users, and tools for managing software across many Windows machines in an organization. A separate graphical interface (Chocolatey GUI) is available for users who prefer to manage packages visually rather than through the command line. A Docker image is also published for use in container-based workflows. The requirements are .NET Framework 4.8 or higher, PowerShell 2.0 or higher, and Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 10 and above. The source code is Apache 2.0 licensed.
Chocolatey is a Windows package manager that lets you install, update, and remove software from the command line, the Windows equivalent of apt on Linux or Homebrew on Mac.
Mainly C#. The stack also includes C#, .NET Framework, PowerShell.
Use freely for any purpose including commercial use, distribute modified versions with the same Apache 2.0 license attached.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly ops devops.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
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