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Downloads:

357,914,877

Downloads of v 0.9.8.21-alpha5:

764

Last Update:

21 Aug 2013

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Rob Reynolds

Tags:

nuget apt-get machine repository chocolatey

Chocolatey

This is a prerelease version of Chocolatey.

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0.9.8.21-alpha5 | Updated: 21 Aug 2013

Downloads:

357,914,877

Downloads of v 0.9.8.21-alpha5:

764

Software Author(s):

  • Rob Reynolds

Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha5

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.

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Chocolatey 2.4.1 3780880 Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.4.0 2425877 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.3.0 9600476 Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Approved
Chocolatey 2.2.2 25508754 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Approved
Chocolatey 2.2.0 3347495 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0 6328756 Thursday, June 29, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0-alpha-20230614 2248 Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.1.0-alpha-20230608 1041 Thursday, June 8, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0 9676724 Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230426 4166 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230412 1789 Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-beta-20230321 2088 Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230307 1373 Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230221 1206 Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 2.0.0-alpha-20230124 1232 Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.4.3 590 Monday, February 10, 2025 Approved
Chocolatey 1.4.1 220 Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.4.0 2844078 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.3.1 5214664 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.3.0 3246434 Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.2.1 6479423 Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Approved
Chocolatey 1.2.0 1776356 Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Approved
Chocolatey 1.1.0 8372424 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.0.1 1055934 Thursday, March 24, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 1.0.0 872899 Monday, March 21, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.12.1 4191351 Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.12.0 1089332 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.3 5644404 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.2 6979670 Thursday, September 23, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.11.1 3908060 Thursday, September 2, 2021 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.10.16-beta-20200806 15231 Thursday, August 6, 2020 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.15 71793249 Monday, June 3, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.15-beta-20190531 1287 Friday, May 31, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14 510635 Thursday, May 30, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190418 5696 Thursday, April 18, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190402 3145 Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.14-beta-20190321 2677 Friday, March 22, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.13 7775033 Friday, March 15, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12 152577 Friday, March 15, 2019 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12-beta-20181011 15452 Friday, October 12, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.12-beta-20181009 990 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.11 29157647 Friday, May 4, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.10 2954493 Thursday, April 12, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.9 5427121 Sunday, March 25, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.9-beta-20180223 3854 Friday, February 23, 2018 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.8 24667213 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.8-beta-20170806 5355 Monday, August 7, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.7 18322220 Thursday, June 8, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6.1 847943 Saturday, June 3, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6 413412 Thursday, June 1, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6-beta-20170531 1113 Thursday, June 1, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.6-beta-20170503 8337 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.5 18050584 Thursday, March 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4 174396 Thursday, March 30, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4-beta1-20170326 987 Sunday, March 26, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.4-beta1-20170323 851 Thursday, March 23, 2017 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.3 25541867 Friday, October 7, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.2 686145 Friday, September 30, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.1 2005722 Monday, September 19, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.10.0 3816168 Thursday, August 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.3 1920610 Thursday, June 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.2 3104 Sunday, June 19, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10.1 1014 Saturday, June 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10 2495 Friday, June 17, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-rc1 754 Monday, June 13, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160612 742 Sunday, June 12, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160531 712 Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160528 761 Saturday, May 28, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160527 762 Friday, May 27, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160524 730 Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160509 841 Monday, May 9, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160506 729 Friday, May 6, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160505 678 Thursday, May 5, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160503 714 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160422 1110 Friday, April 22, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160411 1279 Monday, April 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160402 1190 Saturday, April 2, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160330 734 Thursday, March 31, 2016 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160328 881 Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160325 907 Friday, March 25, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160323 957 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160322 703 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160320 923 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160318 822 Friday, March 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160314 939 Monday, March 14, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160311 909 Friday, March 11, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160302 1083 Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160215 1239 Monday, February 15, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160212 1032 Friday, February 12, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.10-beta-20160205 1147 Friday, February 5, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.12 387327 Friday, March 18, 2016 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.11 8574177 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.10 382268 Saturday, October 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.9 1252806 Friday, October 2, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.8 5628026 Saturday, June 27, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.7 194997 Saturday, June 20, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.6 831273 Sunday, May 17, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.5 547037 Monday, April 20, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.4 516030 Monday, March 30, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.3 3631 Sunday, March 29, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.2 25878 Saturday, March 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9.1 8602 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9 14694 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc9 925 Saturday, February 28, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc8 969 Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc5 1159 Monday, February 9, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc4 821 Sunday, February 8, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc3 806 Saturday, February 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc2 771 Friday, February 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-rc1 801 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta3-20150204 752 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta2-20150202 814 Monday, February 2, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-beta-20150201 785 Sunday, February 1, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-alpha-20150201 786 Sunday, February 1, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.9-alpha-20150125 991 Sunday, January 25, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.33 1795314 Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.32 263424 Thursday, January 22, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31 190613 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31-beta2 801 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.31-beta1 726 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.30-beta1 716 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.29 57071 Friday, January 2, 2015 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.29-beta2 723 Friday, January 2, 2015 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.8.29-beta1 738 Friday, January 2, 2015 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.8.29-alpha1 777 Friday, January 2, 2015 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28 812294 Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-rc1 720 Sunday, November 2, 2014 Exempted
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha3 1272 Monday, October 6, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha2 1576 Friday, August 1, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.28-alpha1 814 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.27 1382188 Monday, July 14, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.27-beta1 745 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.26 1033 Saturday, July 12, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.26-alpha2 796 Friday, July 11, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.26-alpha1 808 Friday, July 11, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.25 39071 Monday, July 7, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.25-alpha1 821 Saturday, July 5, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24 14055 Thursday, July 3, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-rc2 799 Monday, June 30, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-rc1 833 Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-beta2 968 Sunday, June 8, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-beta1 1609 Thursday, April 3, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-alpha2 1052 Sunday, March 2, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.24-alpha1 901 Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.23 525934 Monday, November 11, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.22 1528 Monday, November 11, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.22-alpha1 802 Saturday, November 9, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.21 4433 Friday, November 8, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-beta2 781 Friday, November 8, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha7 1083 Friday, August 23, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha6 790 Thursday, August 22, 2013 Approved
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Chocolatey 0.9.8.21-alpha1 927 Thursday, May 30, 2013 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20 331644 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-beta1 860 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha3 883 Friday, November 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha2 843 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.20-alpha1 871 Sunday, September 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.19 30041 Monday, July 2, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.19-alpha1 823 Thursday, June 28, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.18 2306 Saturday, June 16, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17 1192 Friday, June 15, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-rc2 991 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-rc1 994 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.17-beta1 969 Thursday, June 7, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.16 7444 Monday, February 27, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.15 1023 Monday, February 27, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.15-beta2 1052 Saturday, February 25, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.14 2422 Monday, February 6, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.13 1976 Sunday, January 8, 2012 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.12 2144 Sunday, November 20, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.11 2001 Friday, October 14, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.10 1847 Saturday, September 17, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.9 1106 Saturday, September 10, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.8 956 Saturday, September 10, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.7 1034 Friday, September 2, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.6 1859 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.5 1005 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.4 1171 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.3 1017 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.2 1221 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8.1 1008 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.8 4110 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.7.3 1081 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.7.2 1047 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.7.1 1045 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.7 1071 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.4 1020 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.3 1012 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.2 1032 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.1 1056 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.6.0 1034 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.5.0 1090 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.4.0 1108 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.3.0 1063 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.2.0 1026 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.1.0 1100 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.9.0.0 1030 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.8.0.0 1108 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved
Chocolatey 0.7.0.0 1442 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Approved

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