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Downloads:

361,505,416

Downloads of v 0.9.8.20-alpha2:

852

Last Update:

16 Oct 2012

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Rob Reynolds

Tags:

Chocolatey

This is a prerelease version of Chocolatey.

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0.9.8.20-alpha2 | Updated: 16 Oct 2012

Downloads:

361,505,416

Downloads of v 0.9.8.20-alpha2:

852

Software Author(s):

  • Rob Reynolds

Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha2

This is a prerelease version of Chocolatey.

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Description

Chocolatey - think executables/application packages (like apt-get for Windows), not library packages. This is what the Chocolatey NuGet goodness is for.
Chocolatey allows you to install application nuggets and run executables from anywhere.
======= Executable Nuggets =======
For example, say you have an executable in the tools folder of your package named bob.exe. Then you can type
'chocolatey install yourPackageName [-source source] [-version version]' OR 'cinst yourPackageName [-source source] [-version version]'
and when it finishes you can type
'bob'
and it will run your application executable.
======= Application Nuggets =======
Full on double rainbow. For example, say you type
'chocolatey install 7zip [-source source] [-version version]' OR 'cinst 7zip [-source source] [-version version]'

  • when it finishes you will have installed 7zip on your machine (in your add/remove programs).
    ======= More? =======
    Check out the WIKI in the project URL for all the details of what you can do with chocolatey!

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Version Downloads Last Updated Status
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Chocolatey 2.4.1 3783766 Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.4.0 2426088 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.3.0 9927690 Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.2.2 25593123 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Approved
Chocolatey 2.2.0 3347589 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0 6328827 Thursday, June 29, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0-alpha-20230614 2259 Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0-alpha-20230608 1050 Thursday, June 8, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0 9676998 Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230426 4179 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230412 1799 Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230321 2105 Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230307 1381 Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230221 1217 Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230124 1243 Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.4.3 914 Monday, February 10, 2025 Approved
Chocolatey 1.4.1 241 Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.4.0 2859659 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.3.1 5214735 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.3.0 3246500 Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.2.1 6479464 Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Approved
Chocolatey 1.2.0 1776606 Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Approved
Chocolatey 1.1.0 8372772 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.0.1 1055961 Thursday, March 24, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.0.0 872920 Monday, March 21, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.12.1 4191377 Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.12.0 1089471 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.3 5644588 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.2 6979708 Thursday, September 23, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.1 3908078 Thursday, September 2, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.10.16-beta-20200806 15255 Thursday, August 6, 2020 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.15 71794896 Monday, June 3, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.15-beta-20190531 1300 Friday, May 31, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14 510680 Thursday, May 30, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190418 5712 Thursday, April 18, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190402 3159 Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190321 2692 Friday, March 22, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.13 7775299 Friday, March 15, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12 152595 Friday, March 15, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12-beta-20181011 15469 Friday, October 12, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12-beta-20181009 1008 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.11 29158236 Friday, May 4, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.10 2954544 Thursday, April 12, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.9 5427144 Sunday, March 25, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.9-beta-20180223 3868 Friday, February 23, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.8 24667242 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.8-beta-20170806 5374 Monday, August 7, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.7 18322237 Thursday, June 8, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6.1 847957 Saturday, June 3, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6 413424 Thursday, June 1, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6-beta-20170531 1130 Thursday, June 1, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6-beta-20170503 8352 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.5 18050607 Thursday, March 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4 174415 Thursday, March 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4-beta1-20170326 1004 Sunday, March 26, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4-beta1-20170323 863 Thursday, March 23, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.3 25541897 Friday, October 7, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.2 686167 Friday, September 30, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.1 2005735 Monday, September 19, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.0 3816189 Thursday, August 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.3 1920622 Thursday, June 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.2 3124 Sunday, June 19, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.1 1022 Saturday, June 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10 2509 Friday, June 17, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-rc1 761 Monday, June 13, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160612 755 Sunday, June 12, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160531 721 Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160528 813 Saturday, May 28, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160527 773 Friday, May 27, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160524 738 Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160509 851 Monday, May 9, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160506 739 Friday, May 6, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160505 690 Thursday, May 5, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160503 725 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160422 1119 Friday, April 22, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160411 1305 Monday, April 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160402 1203 Saturday, April 2, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160330 744 Thursday, March 31, 2016 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160328 897 Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160325 920 Friday, March 25, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160323 973 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160322 717 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160320 941 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160318 840 Friday, March 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160314 949 Monday, March 14, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160311 925 Friday, March 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160302 1097 Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160215 1254 Monday, February 15, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160212 1048 Friday, February 12, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160205 1162 Friday, February 5, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.12 387336 Friday, March 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.11 8574186 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.10 382276 Saturday, October 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.9 1252815 Friday, October 2, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.8 5628062 Saturday, June 27, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.7 195009 Saturday, June 20, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.6 831283 Sunday, May 17, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.5 547050 Monday, April 20, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.4 516041 Monday, March 30, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.3 3643 Sunday, March 29, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.2 25886 Saturday, March 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.1 8616 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9 14711 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc9 936 Saturday, February 28, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc8 983 Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc5 1169 Monday, February 9, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc4 830 Sunday, February 8, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc3 814 Saturday, February 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc2 778 Friday, February 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc1 809 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta3-20150204 764 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta2-20150202 821 Monday, February 2, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta-20150201 792 Sunday, February 1, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-alpha-20150201 794 Sunday, February 1, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-alpha-20150125 1002 Sunday, January 25, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.33 1795340 Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.32 263434 Thursday, January 22, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31 190620 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31-beta2 809 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31-beta1 735 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.30-beta1 724 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.29 57079 Friday, January 2, 2015 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.28 812300 Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-rc1 732 Sunday, November 2, 2014 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha3 1286 Monday, October 6, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha2 1588 Friday, August 1, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha1 826 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.27 1382202 Monday, July 14, 2014 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.26-alpha1 821 Friday, July 11, 2014 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.25-alpha1 833 Saturday, July 5, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24 14065 Thursday, July 3, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-rc2 808 Monday, June 30, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-rc1 842 Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-beta2 980 Sunday, June 8, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-beta1 1615 Thursday, April 3, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-alpha2 1065 Sunday, March 2, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-alpha1 910 Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.21 4439 Friday, November 8, 2013 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha5 773 Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha1 933 Thursday, May 30, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20 331651 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha3 895 Friday, November 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha2 852 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha1 882 Sunday, September 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.19 30048 Monday, July 2, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.19-alpha1 836 Thursday, June 28, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.18 2317 Saturday, June 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17 1206 Friday, June 15, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-rc2 1004 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-rc1 1005 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-beta1 982 Thursday, June 7, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.16 7452 Monday, February 27, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.15 1039 Monday, February 27, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.15-beta2 1065 Saturday, February 25, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.14 2433 Monday, February 6, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.13 1987 Sunday, January 8, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.12 2155 Sunday, November 20, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.11 2016 Friday, October 14, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.10 1855 Saturday, September 17, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.9 1115 Saturday, September 10, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.8 969 Saturday, September 10, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.7 1045 Friday, September 2, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.6 1871 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.5 1014 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.4 1176 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.3 1028 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.2 1229 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.1 1021 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8 4121 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.7.3 1092 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.7 1085 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.4 1032 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.6.2 1040 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.1 1067 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.0 1042 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.5.0 1103 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.4.0 1121 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.3.0 1071 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.2.0 1041 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.0.0 1040 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.8.0.0 1118 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.7.0.0 1457 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved

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