Chocolatey

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Chocolatey
Chocolatey icon.svg
Original author(s)Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Developer(s)Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Initial release23 March 2011; 11 years ago (2011-03-23)
Stable release
1.0.0[1] / 18 March 2022; 10 days ago (2022-03-18)
Preview release
0.12.1[2] / 25 January 2022; 2 months ago (2022-01-25)
Repositorygithub.com/chocolatey/choco
Written inC#
Operating systemWindows 7 / Windows Server 2008R2 and later
TypePackage management system
LicenseApache License 2.0[3]
Websitechocolatey.org

Chocolatey[4] is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for Windows software. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.[5]

In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (later renamed PackageManagement) 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]

The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chocolatey 1.0.0 release page". github.com.
  2. ^ "Chocolatey 0.12.1 release page". github.com.
  3. ^ "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ^ Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 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.
  8. ^ "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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