Chocolatey

published: 2024-10-27

tags: chocolatey,install

Packages

Install

Chocolatey can be installed using various methods

Standard

Ensure you are using your powershell in admin mode
Run Get-ExecutionPolicy. If it returns Restricted, then run Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned or Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process. Remember to revert this after installation
Run

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

this is the current version on the site

run choco or choco -? to see if it worked

NuGet Package Manager

install by downloading the chocolatey.nupkg file and installing it

ensure the NuGet Package Provider is installed and trusted
1. Install the NuGet Provider: Run the following command in PowerShell to install the NuGet package provider
```
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
```
1. If the PowerShell Gallery is not trusted, you may also need to set its installation policy to trusted:
```
Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
```
Download the Chocolatey Package You can download the chocolatey.nupkg file directly from a repository (such as the official community feed or an internal repository) to a local path.
Install the Package: Once the .nupkg file is downloaded, use the NuGet command line tool (nuget.exe) or PowerShell to install it:

nuget install chocolatey.nupkg -OutputDirectory .\chocolatey

chocolatey.lib via Package Manager Console in Visual Studio

Alternatively, if using the chocolatey.lib package within a .NET project, you can add it via the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package chocolatey.lib

in Visual Studio

open Visual Studio 20XX with admin privileges
in Visual Studio open package manager console
run Install-Package chocolatey in package manager console and wait for it to finish
run Initialize-Chocolatey in package manager console and wait for it to finish
run choco or choco -? to see if it worked

Applications

NotePad++ - choco install notepadplusplus -y

7 Zip - choco install 7zip.install -y

VSCode - choco install vscode -y

VSCodium - choco install vscodium -y - More Instructions Required

Git - choco install git -y

NODE JS - choco install nodejs -y

Visual Studio 2026 Professional - choco install visualstudio2026professional -y - PAID PRODUCT

Visual Studio 2026 Community - choco install visualstudio2026community -y

Agent Ransack - choco install agentransack -y - would like a replacement

VLC - choco install vlc -y check for LTS version, this installs latest

Steam Client - choco install steam -y

Windows Terminal - choco install microsoft-windows-terminal -y

Microsoft .NET 6.0 SDK - choco install dotnet-6.0-sdk -y

Microsoft .NET 8.0 SDK - choco install dotnet-8.0-sdk -y

Microsoft .NET 10.0 SDK - choco install dotnet-10.0-sdk -y

brave browser - choco install brave -y

NVM - choco install nvm -y

fiddler - choco install fiddler -y

MySQL Workbench - choco install mysql.workbench -y

docker desktop - choco install docker-desktop -y - PAID PRODUCT

postman - choco install postman -y - CLOUDED PRODUCT

Git Extensions - choco install gitextensions -y

Discord - choco install discord -y