Lol how has chocolatey been for your environment? About to roll it out at one college at our university. Another uses Ansible which is more complex/higher than chocolatey. But they can work together, chocolatey just hosting packages for Ansible . Ansible you can make playbooks like "all PCs in X should have office version Y installed". And it checks and makes sure
brother, you have shown me the light. That's insane. Chocolatey will officially replace Ninite for me soon as I verify it has the same programs. I might teach myself batch programming just so I can simplify this even further and have the ultimate "new windows install" script
Took me a minute to figure out that you should actually be using powershell, which is why checking execution policy wasn't working... But otherwise, good video! Gave me the confidence to give it a shot even if I ran into some issues that weren't addressed.
This is an incredible video. Thank you for showing us how to use Chocolatey. I have always wanted a package manager like this on Windows. Looks like Microsoft is moving in that direction. This is awesome.
I agree with you. Ninite is easier to use. With Chocolatey, I found it is best to create a text file that can be used with multiple computers. That makes it easy to use.
this such a great tool to have under your belt. I've been using it lately to install some programs and I'm staggered to see how easy it is to install software with it. thanks for the vid!
Chocolatey repo works for Linux, not that Linux needs a new package manager as it's always has them and windows is catching up as most windows users are used to a setup.exe or msi file, and not a package. I use a 3rd party package repository for internal use that can be installed on Linux or windows and work with chocolatey either way. Almost went with *nix but kept everything winblows for now in the test environment. If I had to run it long-term I'd prob choose *nix with no gui as my private repo. The repo I use supports not just nuget (chocolatey), but apt and other repos native to *nix, so you could do that too
nice vid. but i have two questions: 1) what means "do you want to run the script"? Whats behind the script? 2) how can i change install options (for example some installers will have a ticked checkbox to install yahoo startpage; or i will have the options to check/uncheck file extensions to be connected with the software to be installed; or other install options...)
1- it does that I agree the terms stuff and choosing install directory 2- I'm using this for notepad++, steam, chrome, mpc-hc, codeblocks, winrar etc. And these installers normally don't have bloatware anyway but you have to check the website if you're unsure, I mean the package is sometimes different than the regular installer so package creator could easily remove bloatware.
Excellent video and another new utility to test and hopefully add to my toolbox. Thankyou. One question / thought : As these are community maintained, what is in place from a security perspective to ensure there are no "malevolent" packages ?
I understand your concern. All packages are moderator reviewed. As with anything, there could be mistakes. Chocolatey does provide a moderator queue to see what is pending approval. Go to packages, select "Normal View" and change to "Moderator Queue". I feel comfortable with their process.
Yes. You can change the default install location, although the method is not very user friendly. Instead of posting the entire instructions. Here is a link to the wiki page. github.com/chocolatey/choco/wiki/GettingStarted
after i am done installing a program. how do i run the program. i installed neko, the virtural machine program and i dont know how to run it. i pressed the windows key and typed "neko" and the chocolatey logo popped up and said run command or something like that and when i clicked on open nothing happened. i also clicked on run as administrator.
The command line part isn't that intimidating. I don't like that I don't get to examine the installers for size and bundled libraries and save the packages for later use. I feel like I'm asked to trust the provider too much. Windows software usually spoils and the latest version isn't always the best. If I don't care to have the absolute latest, then installing setup.exe from local storage on a new computer is quick too.
This is exactly what I am thinking. I want a competent package updater, ideally with a GUI, not because command line is intimidating me which I regularly use anyways, but because I like having a visual glance over my settings and anything else. I can probably count the installers that I let proceed with default settings on one hand. :D That's why I'm now trying out SUMO. It lets you update, not install.
Thanks for the video. I'm looking for a similar piece of software, but I want the software to install about 15 programs one after the other, that I have stored on a USB stick and add the licence keys automatically as well. So I don't want software that will download the programs off of the internet first. I just need it to automatically execute .exe on my USB stick and go through the wizard on it's own. Also I need it to install fonts. Does anyone know of a piece of software that will do this for me?
i just dont get it. it there something difficult about just going and getting it. everything has to be converted into PS/CMD/BASH lines in order to do it? if you have to go and SEE what packages you can get and their commands, then you can just go and download what you want from its source. can I just "Choco update GeForce"? much like you can do with Apt-Get? not that there is a need to because this is readily available when you open GFE
There is no difference. Sometimes .install is used for discovery. There is no need for you to add the .install into the command prompt window. So if you see "choco install 7zip.install", you can just enter "choco install 7zip".
I have issue like this : Exception calling "DownloadString" with "1" argument(s): "The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel." At line:1 char:1 + iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('chocol ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebException
Things I don't like about Choco: 1. It doesn't set any start menu shortcuts. 2. Synchroniser is only available in Pro, so I need to manually map all previously installed application.
You can install and upgrade multiple programs at the same time, which is easier and saves time over doing each program individually. This is especially useful with fresh installs on new computers.
If you want the GUI version you can use install it by running choco install chocolateygui to use in cmd or powershell just type choco search [blank] or choco install [blank]
Finding viewer and editors is easy. I would like to do a video on PDF creators that are as good or better than Adobe Acrobat, but so far all the alternatives have been disappointing. Anyone that knows of a really good PDF creator, let me know.
you didn't say how to run the installed packages and most important where are they installed... like I will find them in ProgramFiles ? or under a choco folder something ?
so these programs show up on window Programs list? Can you Uninstall a program from there or only from choco? Also can you run a batch file to do all of this, that would essentially give you a 1 click install if you could
Uninstalling Choco programs can be a little tricky. Sometimes the programs will show up in the system "Programs and Features", sometimes they don't. For example: In this video, I installed Maxthon and Notepad++. Notepad++ shows up in "Programs and Features", Maxthon does not. So Maxthon would need to be uninstalled using Choco only.
How do you know you can trust the software that some else has packaged. Surely, they could embed malware in the package that could spy on your pc. Would anyone use this on their corporate network?
When installing apps directly, you can use the options in the installer to customize how the app should behave. In Chocolately you get none of these options, it just straight installs the app using default settings. This is not cool!
I don't like it ... no GUI, you need to buy Pro version to have an option to install software to different location (i mean WTF ? that is basic funtion), hard to know if install is outdated .... Npackd 64 is better for me IMO.
Hello DANGER I downloaded WinMerge from Chocolatey which worked as expected. HOWEVER, now when using RoboCopy in my own Powershell Scripts, it's Parameter are reversed. This means every new backup justs resets my code. I did a system restore and the problem was temporily solved. The problem has remerged. Has anybody any suggestions how to resolve the problem. I dont know who is responsible for this malicious BUG To whoever this is Im not amused, Ha Ha very funny.
This isn't even what I was looking for but god, am I glad I found this.
Lol how has chocolatey been for your environment? About to roll it out at one college at our university. Another uses Ansible which is more complex/higher than chocolatey. But they can work together, chocolatey just hosting packages for Ansible . Ansible you can make playbooks like "all PCs in X should have office version Y installed". And it checks and makes sure
brother, you have shown me the light. That's insane. Chocolatey will officially replace Ninite for me soon as I verify it has the same programs. I might teach myself batch programming just so I can simplify this even further and have the ultimate "new windows install" script
Simply answer: Thank you
Took me a minute to figure out that you should actually be using powershell, which is why checking execution policy wasn't working... But otherwise, good video! Gave me the confidence to give it a shot even if I ran into some issues that weren't addressed.
Easy to follow, straight to the point. Excellent. Thank you.
I installed Node and this came along with it. Thanks for explaining what it is!
This is an incredible video. Thank you for showing us how to use Chocolatey. I have always wanted a package manager like this on Windows. Looks like Microsoft is moving in that direction. This is awesome.
just used it for the first time, i'd used nanite before and found that easier, but this has more content as you said, thanks for this,
I agree with you. Ninite is easier to use. With Chocolatey, I found it is best to create a text file that can be used with multiple computers. That makes it easy to use.
this such a great tool to have under your belt. I've been using it lately to install some programs and I'm staggered to see how easy it is to install software with it. thanks for the vid!
I am a big Linux user and rarely use Windows but I find this useful in Windows. Thanks
Linux has been leading the way for awhile with some features. It's nice to see some of those coming to Windows.
Chocolatey repo works for Linux, not that Linux needs a new package manager as it's always has them and windows is catching up as most windows users are used to a setup.exe or msi file, and not a package. I use a 3rd party package repository for internal use that can be installed on Linux or windows and work with chocolatey either way. Almost went with *nix but kept everything winblows for now in the test environment. If I had to run it long-term I'd prob choose *nix with no gui as my private repo.
The repo I use supports not just nuget (chocolatey), but apt and other repos native to *nix, so you could do that too
Next a video on how to define already installed software as a package to later on manage with chocolatey...
Please upload more such videos.
Used it for gradle. Installed it painlessly. Thanks!
Great intro to Chocolatey!
Hey, good one! Do you have some videos on SCCM integration of chocolatey and how to use SCCM distribution points for choco packages
Excellent! Wow!
I used to use Npackd for a while on Windows 7 before switching to Windows 10.
Npackd is a name I haven't heard in awhile. I thought it had gone away.
If I already have programs installed directly from websites, do I need to uninstall and reinstall with choco in order to upgrade them through cmd?
You would need to reinstall those programs using Chocolatey for it to upgrade those programs through command prompt.
TechGumbo thank you! So glad I found your channel! I'm gonna get to uninstalling/reinstalling from Choco :)
Is there a way to set this up as a windows server deployment, or does it have to be installed on the client?
Because of this awesome video, subbing ...
do the updates only work for Chocolatey downloads or for any that need updating?
Thanks buddy. You helped me a lot.
nice vid. but i have two questions:
1) what means "do you want to run the script"? Whats behind the script?
2) how can i change install options (for example some installers will have a ticked checkbox to install yahoo startpage; or i will have the options to check/uncheck file extensions to be connected with the software to be installed; or other install options...)
1- it does that I agree the terms stuff and choosing install directory
2- I'm using this for notepad++, steam, chrome, mpc-hc, codeblocks, winrar etc. And these installers normally don't have bloatware anyway but you have to check the website if you're unsure, I mean the package is sometimes different than the regular installer so package creator could easily remove bloatware.
Excellent video and another new utility to test and hopefully add to my toolbox. Thankyou.
One question / thought : As these are community maintained, what is in place from a security perspective to ensure there are no "malevolent" packages ?
I understand your concern. All packages are moderator reviewed. As with anything, there could be mistakes. Chocolatey does provide a moderator queue to see what is pending approval. Go to packages, select "Normal View" and change to "Moderator Queue". I feel comfortable with their process.
Thanks very much! I'm going to use it for my next windows clean installation.
Thank you this worked quick and easy for this newbie!
Is it possible to change the default install location? I don't install to my c drive. Just wondered if you can pass it a parameter to change this.
Yes. You can change the default install location, although the method is not very user friendly. Instead of posting the entire instructions. Here is a link to the wiki page. github.com/chocolatey/choco/wiki/GettingStarted
Simple at a glance. Thanks for the tips.
Extremely useful this is.. keep up the good work bro..
Thanks!
the name Tech gumbo is perfect just wanted you to know that
That's good to know Rasheik. Just picked a name that represents my part of the country.
TechGumbo thank you wow you even reply to your comments your awesome guy
after i am done installing a program. how do i run the program. i installed neko, the virtural machine program and i dont know how to run it. i pressed the windows key and typed "neko" and the chocolatey logo popped up and said run command or something like that and when i clicked on open nothing happened. i also clicked on run as administrator.
amazing, thanks
Thanks!
Good!
How to check pkg size....also what was installed through chololatey
can u make installers with this program i mean for more then one user or pc to install ?
Great stuff
The command line part isn't that intimidating. I don't like that I don't get to examine the installers for size and bundled libraries and save the packages for later use. I feel like I'm asked to trust the provider too much. Windows software usually spoils and the latest version isn't always the best. If I don't care to have the absolute latest, then installing setup.exe from local storage on a new computer is quick too.
This is exactly what I am thinking. I want a competent package updater, ideally with a GUI, not because command line is intimidating me which I regularly use anyways, but because I like having a visual glance over my settings and anything else.
I can probably count the installers that I let proceed with default settings on one hand. :D
That's why I'm now trying out SUMO. It lets you update, not install.
If I install a program normally. Can I update the program via chocolately?
How can you specify instalation paths?
Thanks for the video.
I'm looking for a similar piece of software, but I want the software to install about 15 programs one after the other, that I have stored on a USB stick and add the licence keys automatically as well.
So I don't want software that will download the programs off of the internet first. I just need it to automatically execute .exe on my USB stick and go through the wizard on it's own.
Also I need it to install fonts.
Does anyone know of a piece of software that will do this for me?
i just dont get it. it there something difficult about just going and getting it. everything has to be converted into PS/CMD/BASH lines in order to do it? if you have to go and SEE what packages you can get and their commands, then you can just go and download what you want from its source.
can I just "Choco update GeForce"? much like you can do with Apt-Get? not that there is a need to because this is readily available when you open GFE
Hy man can u tell me how to use the pin command. choco is showing me this error. "Unknown command notepadplusplus. Setting to list. "
how to make a .bat or script I can just click to install everything?
i have added -y at the end still the promt ask for yes and no why ??
Can I do this in windows 8.1
How can you change the installation directory of the packages?
You can change installation location like that for example gimp (but not all software support this):
choco install gimp -ia "'/D=C:\some_dir\gimp'"
Ffs why didn't I find this earlier! Thanks for the video!
What is the difference between a package with name and with name.install? f.e. 7zip and 7zip.install
There is no difference. Sometimes .install is used for discovery. There is no need for you to add the .install into the command prompt window. So if you see "choco install 7zip.install", you can just enter "choco install 7zip".
Thank you for your fast response! :)
I have issue like this : Exception calling "DownloadString" with "1" argument(s): "The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure
channel."
At line:1 char:1
+ iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('chocol ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebException
I can't use what i installed Pls what is going on!!!? Can you even use Ubuntu on cmd after installing it 🤨
Nice video
Thanks!
Things I don't like about Choco:
1. It doesn't set any start menu shortcuts.
2. Synchroniser is only available in Pro, so I need to manually map all previously installed application.
If a program has auto updaters, is choco recognizing these automatic updates, or is it stuck on the version it installed?
choco update all -y
Thank goodness I've had prior experience working in linux.
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I wish it was default in Windows, man...
@Sohail Khan how?
Now it does with winget
Nice!
:)
What is the purpose of this and why is it useful?
You can install and upgrade multiple programs at the same time, which is easier and saves time over doing each program individually. This is especially useful with fresh installs on new computers.
ok , cheers.
Just downloadeded etcher......how do I run it after install?
If you want the GUI version you can use install it by running
choco install chocolateygui
to use in cmd or powershell just type choco search [blank] or choco install [blank]
I have an error message " ... n'est pas reconnu comme commande interne ".
thanks.
Damien MATHIEU you're welcome
Does it install any unwanted toolbars as well? I hate it when programs are doing this...
Just like Ninite, Chocolatey will not install toolbars or any other extra junk.
cinst unchecky -yf
^this app will run secretly in background and deny any kind of toolbars and unwanted addon shit.
guys do video on the free best pdf viewers + Editors...!!!
Finding viewer and editors is easy. I would like to do a video on PDF creators that are as good or better than Adobe Acrobat, but so far all the alternatives have been disappointing. Anyone that knows of a really good PDF creator, let me know.
How do you start an installed program
Depending on your operating system. Find the executable, add to your start menu, or taskbar, or add a shortcut to your desktop.
Hi, I have created my own bundle on windows 7 and want to learn how to pack it for commercial use
you didn't say how to run the installed packages and most important where are they installed... like I will find them in ProgramFiles ? or under a choco folder something
?
so these programs show up on window Programs list? Can you Uninstall a program from there or only from choco?
Also can you run a batch file to do all of this, that would essentially give you a 1 click install if you could
Uninstalling Choco programs can be a little tricky. Sometimes the programs will show up in the system "Programs and Features", sometimes they don't. For example: In this video, I installed Maxthon and Notepad++. Notepad++ shows up in "Programs and Features", Maxthon does not. So Maxthon would need to be uninstalled using Choco only.
When I run the command prompt I get "'Set-ExecutionPolicy' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file."
Nevermind, I was using the command prompt, not Windows PowerShell.
Well the shit won't install. It says I either have a typo or was not to be found. I am quitting university, I guess.
Where exactly are you stuck so I can help
How do you know you can trust the software that some else has packaged. Surely, they could embed malware in the package that could spy on your pc. Would anyone use this on their corporate network?
When installing apps directly, you can use the options in the installer to customize how the app should behave. In Chocolately you get none of these options, it just straight installs the app using default settings. This is not cool!
Just gonna say, a nice bowl of gumbo sounds good about now.
I thought that Windows is dumb, and that for what I wanted to do, I needed Linux or Mac.
I was lied to my whole life.
If someoen doesn't know how to copy/paste and open a CMD as admin, they probably shouldn't be monkeying around with chocolaty in the first place
I don't like it ... no GUI, you need to buy Pro version to have an option to install software to different location (i mean WTF ? that is basic funtion), hard to know if install is outdated .... Npackd 64 is better for me IMO.
Hello
DANGER
I downloaded WinMerge from Chocolatey which worked as expected.
HOWEVER, now when using RoboCopy in my own Powershell Scripts,
it's Parameter are reversed.
This means every new backup justs resets my code.
I did a system restore and the problem was temporily solved.
The problem has remerged.
Has anybody any suggestions how to resolve the problem.
I dont know who is responsible for this malicious BUG
To whoever this is
Im not amused, Ha Ha very funny.
If you have to do all this, you might just want t do it your self anyway.
This would be way better if it had a gui and I didn't have to go on the internet to install stuff. Pointless.
Great stuff