Chocolatey

Chocolatey
Original author(s)	Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Developer(s)	Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Initial release	23 March 2011; 13 years ago
Stable release	2.2.2 / 8 August 2023; 8 months ago
Preview release	2.1.0-alpha-20230614 / 14 June 2023; 9 months ago
Repository	github.com/chocolatey/choco
Written in	C#
Operating system	Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later
Type	Package management system
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	chocolatey.org

Chocolatey^[3] is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.^[4]

The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".^[5]

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In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (renamed PackageManagement on March 20, 2015) alongside PowerShell 5. It is a free and open-source package-provider manager, which provides a way to integrate other package managers into PowerShell. OneGet was pre-configured to browse the Chocolatey repository.^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tags · chocolatey/choco on GitHub
^ "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.
^ "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^ "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^ Snover, Jeffrey, "Windows Management Framework V5 Preview", Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Blog, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^ Hoffman, Chris. "How to Use PackageManagement (aka OneGet) on Windows 10". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

External links[edit]

Official website
Chocolatey on GitHub

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[Chocolatey-release-1] Tags · chocolatey/choco on GitHub

[2] "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.

[3] "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[4] Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[5] "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[6] Snover, Jeffrey, "Windows Management Framework V5 Preview", Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Blog, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[7] Hoffman, Chris. "How to Use PackageManagement (aka OneGet) on Windows 10". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

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