Advertisement Installing software on Windows is easy, right? You just need to • Search for the program you want to download • Download an installer • Run that installer • Click “Next” several times, all while • Making sure to uncheck unwanted toolbars and other crap. Not difficult, but annoying – and somewhat time consuming. Now imagine if you could install software just by typing three words and hitting “Enter”. No waiting for the download to finish, no clicking “Next”, and no toolbars – just tell your computer to install something, and it will. A Microsoft is adding yet another Linux feature to Windows. Come back to the Command Prompt and either write in the command as seen in the image (not including the “c:>”) or just paste it in. ![]() Package management can seriously boost productivity, increase security, and ultimately save you a lot of headache. We show you how it will work. Via the What if you could bring the productivity of Linux over to Windows? Most Linux distros come packaged with the powerful Bash shell. PowerShell is an equally powerful terminal for Windows. Meanwhile, check out. This free program is a package manager for Windows. Anyone familiar with Linux will recognize the concept, but Windows users need only know that Chocolatey is a hands-off way to install things: one command from you and software will be downloaded and installed automatically. We’ve shown you The command prompt is an antiquated, but powerful Windows tool. We'll show you the most useful commands every Windows user needs to know.; Chocolatey adds another super power to your command prompt. Here’s how to use it. The Popup-Free Way To Install Software Say you want to install Chrome on your new Windows computer. With Chocolatey, all you need to do is open an The command line lets you communicate directly with your computer and instruct it to perform various tasks., then type one simple command. That’s really it. When the installation is done you’ll see Chrome is installed and ready to use – go ahead and use it! Finding Packages To Install You might be asking: that command was pretty easy, but how am I supposed to know what to type? How To Install From CmdLet’s break this down. Choco install GoogleChrome The first word, “choco”, is Chocolatey’s name. The second word, “install”, is what you want Chocolatey to do. And the third word, “GoogleChrome”, is the name of the package you want to install. Using Command Prompt Windows 10This name needs to be precise, or the installation won’t work. If you’d rather not use the command line to find things to install, don’t panic: you can browse the Chocolatey website for packages. Just head to; you’ll find complete commands for installing the 2000+ programs offered by Chocolatey. Updating And Uninstalling Your Software Chocolatey isn’t just useful for installing software – it can also update it. How To Install Using CmdYou can do this a few different ways. The first: updating a particular package. Chocolatey update packageName Simple, right? You can make this even faster by typing “cup” instead of “chocolatey update”. Cup packageName It’s also possible to update every single thing you’ve installed using Chocolatey, with a single command: cup all This is really useful for programs that don’t automatically update themselves, like Calibre, so keep it in mind. Want to uninstall something? The command to do this is predictable enough: chocolatey uninstall packageName You now know how to install, update and uninstall software. There are a few more commands; the best way to learn is to bring up the help inside the command prompt: chocolatey /? How To Install Chocolatey Installing Chocolatey isn’t hard: you just need to copy the command on and execute it in an administrative command prompt. Users of Windows 7 and earlier can find an administrative command prompt in the Start Menu; Windows 8 users need to right-click the command prompt in the Start Screen, then click Run As Administrator at the bottom of the screen. ![]() Force Install Command Prompt![]() Where Is My Command PromptYou can now watch as the script downloads Chocolatey and starts the installation process. It won’t take long, and once it’s done, you’ll be able to start playing with your new super power. Note that anyone can add packages to Chocolatey and at this point, quality control happens at the user level. From their: How do I know if I can trust the community feed (the packages on this site?) Until we have package moderation in place, the answer is that you can’t trust the packages here. ![]() If you require trust (e.g. Most organizations require this), you should have an internal feed with vetted packages using internal resources. You should always decide whether you trust the maintainer(s) of the package, and even then you may want to inspect the package prior to installing. You can inspect packages easily with or by clicking download on the package page (and then treating the nupkg as a zip archive). A Few Things You Should Install Got Chocolatey set up, but aren’t sure what to install? Here are a few things every Windows computer should have, all offered by Chocolatey. • wget, which lets you Sometimes it's just not enough to save a website locally from your browser. Sometimes you need a little bit more power. For this, there's a neat little command line tool known as Wget. • CCleaner, which can Over the last two years, CCleaner has changed quite a bit in terms of version numbers.up now to version 3.10 at the time of this writing. While visually the program actually hasn't changed much (it's. • 7Zip, which can I’m sure some of you can recommend some other packages in the comments below! Chocolatey, Or Ninite? In the past we’ve recommended as a great A mass installer or uninstaller can save you heaps of time. Remember the last time you set up a new computer? We are going to teach you how to do these tasks in a flash. It’s a great choice, so why point out Chocolatey? Because both tools have their value. To quote the Chocolatey wiki on the matter: Whether you use Chocolatey or Ninite, consider that the two answer the same question differently and that is okay. They can live in harmony with each other. I’m inclined to agree, but I want to know what you think: Will you be using Chocolatey’s command prompt tool to install software, or do you prefer Ninite’s approach? Let’s talk about it in the comments below. Image Credits: Via Shutterstock.
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