Chocolatey
Windows package manager software
Chocolatey is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.
The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".
The choco command is used to start the Chocolatey command-line package manager.
01Compatible package manager
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.
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- Chocolatey screenshot 30.08.1015.png by Chocolatey, Public domain
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