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How to Install Chocolatey on Windows

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Ellen Sletton | Updated: July 12, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: .Net Framework, Apt, Choco, Chocolatey, CMD Shell, Command Line, DNF, ExecutionPolicy, GUI, Install, Open Source, Package Management, Package Manager, PowerShell, Program, Scripts, Search, Software, Update, Windows, Windows Server, Yum

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What is Chocolatey?

Chocolatey or Choco as it is sometimes referred to, is a free, open-source package manager for Windows that is very similar to Apt or DNF in the Linux realm. In other words, this is a program used for installing software via the Windows command line. It downloads a program, installs it, then it will check for updates, and installs those updates automatically if needed. Those who use Linux are quite familiar with the package management systems like this.

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