Questions tagged [chocolatey]
Chocolatey is a Windows apt-get like global automation tool (used mostly as a silent installer).
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Chocolatey as non-admin user
I´m starting to use Chocolatey in the network of my hotel for software installs. I have a domain set on Win 2008 and all my users are not admins.
So, lets say I have a user JOE that is not an admin ...
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How to migrate from Chocolatey to Scoop?
I'm finding that Scoop's repos are more often updated than Chocolatey's (am I wrong?).
Scoop doesn't immediately recognise apps already installed, so I wanted a way to let Scoop know the apps I had ...
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How to clear Chocolatey cache in the free version?
Installation-file-cleaning is currently only available in the licensed edition of Chocolatey ($96 a year) and the developers seemingly have no plans to offer cache-cleaning support for the free ...
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Installing chocolatey in windows 7
I am trying to installing chocolaty on windows 7 machine.
1. I open power shell terminal with admin
2. Set-Execution policy to AllSigned
3.Then in copied the below code in powershell terminal
Set-...
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Opening powershell terminal from the script for the execution purpose
# Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass (Before running the script execute the command in terminal for admin rights)
# Step 1) install Chocolatey when needed
if (-not (Test-Path ...
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Chocolatey: How to retain certain version of a package but install new version when available also?
I have a software with v1.0 installed with chocolatey. I want to keep that version but want chocolatey to install v2.0 also (next to the older one) when I do the next choco update all.
Is:
choco ...
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How to install outdated packages using chocolatey
#step 1) Installing Chocolatey when needed
if (-not (Test-Path -Path "$env:ProgramData\Chocolatey\choco.exe" -PathType Leaf))
{
# from https://chocolatey.org/install
Set-...
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Powershell script for software automation using chocolatey
Code for my chocolatey script:
$apps=@('googlechrome','firefox','codeblocks','windbg','nasm','explorersuite','pestudio','vscode','sysinternals','python','Google Earth')
function Show-Menu
{
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How do I uninstall a Chocolatey package that won't go away?
C:\Users\Chloe>choco uninstall cyg-get
Chocolatey v0.10.8
Uninstalling the following packages:
cyg-get
cyg-get v1.1.0
Skipping auto uninstaller - No registry snapshot.
Chocolatey uninstalled 1/1 ...
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How to resolve tilde-completed paths in windows Cmd/Powershell
I'm trying to automate uninstallation of some applications, one of which is XtremeTuner. XtremeTuner saves a command used to uninstall it in the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\...
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Why does Chocolatey fail to install Elixir on Windows?
I'm a wizard at Linux/Unix-based OSes, but I'm rubbish at Windows and the like. To be able to install package via a CLI, which I prefer to graphical installers, I installed Chocolatey onto my Windows ...
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Why vagrant claim about Powershell version (minimum 3)?
Trying to use Vagrant and it claims about Powershell minimum version 3 installed.
I have Windows 10 Pro and Vagrant 2.2.16 and the minimum version at Windows 10 is 5.
Tried to use chocolatey and ...
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How to add GUI installed programs
I've recently started using Chocolatey to install new programs on my computer and to then subsequently upgrade them. However, there are many programs that I have already installed which appear when I ...
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Using chocolatey to install lots of apps at once
I am about to reinstall my Windows 10 pc, and would like to use Chocolatey for a lot of applications.
Can I just issue one command to Chocolatey and let it deal with the dependencies and installation ...
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chocolatey install blocked by antivirus on windows 10
I'm trying to install chocolatey package manager on my local machine as administrator using instructions given on https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/setup#install-with-powershell.exe
I opened ...
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