Chocolatey¶
After installing Chocolatey, it can be used in PowerShell or Command Prompt. There are a lot of commands available, and can be listed by running the following command:
choco list -lo
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| list | lists remote or local packages |
| search | searches remote or local packages |
| info | retrieves package information |
| install | installs packages from various sources |
| pin | pins a package to suppress upgrades |
| outdated | retrieves packages that are outdated |
| upgrade | upgrades packages from various sources |
| uninstall | uninstalls a package |
Examples¶
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Find a package | |
choco list |
List all chocolatey packages |
choco list --local-only |
List installed packages |
choco search zip |
Search packages mentionning "zip" |
choco search --by-tag compression |
Search packages by their tags |
choco search --by-id-only zip |
Search packages with "zip" in the package name |
choco search --order-by-popularity zip |
Filter and sort by package results by popularity |
choco search --approved-only zip |
Only return approved packages |
choco info 7zip |
Get information about 7zip package |
| Install | |
choco install 7zip |
Install |
choco install 7zip --install-directory=P:\7z |
Install to a specific directory |
| Maintenance | |
choco list --localonly |
List installed packages |
choco outdated |
List upgradable packages |
choco upgrade all -y |
Upgrade all packages |
| Pinning | |
choco pin list |
List pinned packages |
choco pin add --name 7zip |
Suppress upgrades for 7zip |
choco pin remove --name 7zip |
Supress upgrades supression for 7zip ;) |
| Switches | Description |
--help |
Prints out the help menu. |
--install-directory=VALUE |
Install Directory Override |
-y, --yes |
Confirm all prompts. |
-f, --force |
Force the behavior. |
--what-if |
Don't actually do anything, simulate. |
--execution-timeout=VALUE |
The time to allow a command to finish. |
--fail-on-standard-error |
Fail on standard error output (stderr). |
--use-system-powershell |
Execute PowerShell using an external process. |
--debug |
Show debug messaging. |
--verbose |
Show verbose messaging. |
--trace |
Show trace messaging. |
--log-file=VALUE |
Log File to output to in addition to regular loggers. |
--no-color |
Do not show colorization in output. |
--limit-output |
Limit the output to essential information. |
--no-progress |
Do not show download progress percentages. |
--allow-unofficial-build |
Allow the use of an unofficial build. |
Optional GUI¶
If you want to use a GUI for Chocolatey, you can install the Chocolatey GUI with the following command:
choco install chocolateygui -y
