How to install Chocolatey / choco in Windows
Steps to Install chocolatey/choco on Windows
- Go to Start and type “powershell“
- Right-click Windows Powershell and select “Run as Administrator“
- Paste the following command into Powershell and press enter.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; ` iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1')- Answer Yes when prompted
- Close and reopen PowerShell window to start using choco
Choco is now installed and can be used from a PowerShell or Command prompt windows to install different software packages. Whichever one you use, just make sure you run choco from a powershell/command prompt window.
Package Search with choco
choco search [keyword]
You can search the choco repository to see exactly what software chocolatey can install.
C:\>choco search hugo
Chocolatey v0.10.8
hugo 0.32.2 [Approved] Downloads cached for licensed users
pcwrunas 0.4.0.20161129 [Approved] Downloads cached for licensed users
lightworks 14.0.0.20171007 [Approved]
3 packages found.Passing in the -v flag will give you more detailed information about each package.
choco search hugo -v
I commonly use choco to install & update Hugo and sometimes Python3. Hugo is a excellent Static Website Generator written Go. Let’s try installing it!
Install software with choco
choco install [packagename]
C:\WINDOWS\system32>choco install hugo
Chocolatey v0.10.8
Installing the following packages:
hugo
By installing you accept licenses for the packages.
Progress: Downloading hugo 0.32.2... 100%
hugo v0.32.2 [Approved]
hugo package files install completed. Performing other installation steps.
The package hugo wants to run 'chocolateyInstall.ps1'.
Note: If you don't run this script, the installation will fail.
Note: To confirm automatically next time, use '-y' or consider:
choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
Do you want to run the script?([Y]es/[N]o/[P]rint): y
Downloading hugo 64 bit
...
The install of hugo was successful.
Software installed to 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\hugo\tools'
Chocolatey installed 1/1 packages.
See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).Upgrade software with choco
choco upgrade [packagename]
C:\>choco upgrade hugo
Chocolatey v0.10.8
Upgrading the following packages:
hugo
By upgrading you accept licenses for the packages.
hugo v0.32.2 is the latest version available based on your source(s).
Chocolatey upgraded 0/1 packages.
See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).Installing choco updates
choco upgrade chocolatey
Choco can also upgrade itself.
C:\>choco upgrade chocolatey
Chocolatey v0.10.8
Chocolatey detected you are not running from an elevated command shell
(cmd/powershell).
You may experience errors - many functions/packages
require admin rights. Only advanced users should run choco w/out an
elevated shell. When you open the command shell, you should ensure
that you do so with "Run as Administrator" selected. If you are
attempting to use Chocolatey in a non-administrator setting, you
must select a different location other than the default install
location. See
https://chocolatey.org/install#non-administrative-install for details.
Do you want to continue?([Y]es/[N]o): Y
Upgrading the following packages:
chocolatey
By upgrading you accept licenses for the packages.
chocolatey v0.10.8 is the latest version available based on your source(s).
Chocolatey upgraded 0/1 packages.
See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).List Packages installed by Choco
choco list --local-only
C:\>choco list --local-only
Chocolatey v0.10.8
7zip 16.4.0.20170506
chocolatey 0.10.8
chocolatey-core.extension 1.3.1
hugo 0.31.1
4 packages installed.
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