Chocolatey Tutorial

Chocolatey is a package manager utility like apt-get or yum but for Windows.

Purpose

In this tutorial, we would discuss the basic concepts related to Chocolatey. Initially we would talk about What & Why of Chocolatey and then as we proceed, we would discuss the installation process and then see Chocolatey in action i.e. different Chocolatey commands with examples.

Audience 

For beginners and for all those who wants to get started with Chocolatey.

Best Of Luck for your journey to learn Chocolatey. Happy Learning :-)

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Chocolatey Overview

• What is Chocolatey?
  It's a package manger utility for Windows system.
  
• Why one should use Chocolatey?
  For faster, unattended software installation using command line tool.

 

Chocolatey Installation

Chocolatey installation is very very simple. Run the command from the installation guide in the elevated command prompt. That's it!

 

Chocolatey In Action 

• 6 Useful Chocolatey Command for Windows Package Management With Examples
• How To Install kubectl (Kubernetes command-line tool)?

 

Chocolatey FAQ

• Do one need to purchase Chocolatey License in order to use it / Is it free?
  Chocolatey provides different editions for different users. Open Source edition is free for everyone, whereas  Pro (Personal) edition is for personal use i.e Named License for Individuals (not for organizational use) and Business (C4B) edition is for organizational uses. For more details, click here.
• Can organizations host their own private package repository instead of using Community Package Repository?
  Yes, it is possible. Chocolatey recommends organizations to use their own package repository.

 

Chocolatey References

• Chocolatey Official Documentation