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Why are there extra packages listed by Chocolatey and can I delete them?
On opening the choco lib folder, I can see a lot of files. The only stuffs I remember installing were python and ffmpeg, and Chocolatey of course. But what are the rest? And there are 3 instances of ...
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How "clean" are Chocolatey installs and uninstalls?
I have installed Chocolatey and tested it by installing Docker Desktop.
All is well and good, but I wonder, if I uninstall Docker Desktop through Chocolatey, will the package manager delete everything ...
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Does Chocolatey has “brew tap” equivalent?
I was wondering if chocolatey package manager has something equivalent to brew tap? In the sense that as a developer I can host some template file(formula) on GitHub and add it to my chocolatey CLI ...
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Chocolatey throwing errors when installing openvpn
As the title describes, choco install openvpn returns the below error;
ERROR: Unable to import PGP key
C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\openvpn\tools\openvpn_public_key.asc' in the
temporary keyring ...
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List local chocolatey packages and order by installation date
Chocolatey packages tend to accumulate when you have installed them long ago and have stopped using them later. I could go manually through a list of local packages
choco list -lo
But with a long ...
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The way to file a new-package request ("RFP") with the Chocolatey team
If you're using Debian Linux and apt-get, and you want to ask the Debian team to create a new package, you file a Debian RFP bug.
If you're using Fedora Linux and yum, you visit the Package Database ...
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Can not install Viber using chocolatey package manager
I can not install Viber using chocolatey package manager. I am using following command under the administrator:
choco install viber -y -debug
And getting the following output:
Chocolatey v0.10.3 ...
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Is there a way to list all Chocolatey packages that have no dependencies?
Sometimes I found unexpected packages in my Chocolatey package list, and want to know if they're safe to uninstall. I know I can try to uninstall them and wait for Chocolatey to remind me, but that ...
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chocolatey pauses during download or install, until button is pressed
Issue: When installing a list of programs using Chocolatey, it will sometimes pause during the download or install and won't continue until I return to the CMD window and tap a button.
For example, ...
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How Chocolatey knows which packages are installed and which aren't
Chocolatey is a package management system for Windows. First, you download and install Chocolatey, which is free and open-source software. You tell it what software you want, then (usually) answer ...
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Custom repositories for chocolatey
I see a lot of web posts about custom repos ("sources" in choco terminology) available for chocolatey. e.g. windowsfeatures and webpi. However, none of the commands work on choco 0.9.9 (e.g. choco ...
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Is there a way to convert a non-Chocolatey installed program into a Chocolatey installed one?
I have a few programs that have been installed using non-Chocolatey methods (.msi packages, setup.exe, etc.). I have recently started using Chocolatey and would like to use it to update these programs....
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Why dont the chocolatey install instructions work?
So I am trying really hard to follow the instructions given for chocolatey install, but they don't work.
From their site, they say "Its so easy to install!", and to "just open a power shell" and ...
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How do I install Chocolatey in a different location than standard, say, even on a different partition?
I would like to install Chocolatey on a separate partition. Is this possible, or do I have to take the default C:\?
I currently have E:\ partition where I install all my software. I would like all my ...
