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Chocolatey is a Windows apt-get like global automation tool (used mostly as a silent installer).

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How to list installed Chocolatey packages?

Probably a simple question, but how do I get Chocolatey to list which packages are currently installed on my system? When googling, I end up at the question below. It is related but slightly different, and it doesn't have a simple answer to my…
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Is there a way to list Chocolatey packages with their install directory?

The command choco list -lo lists the installed packages. But how do I determine where a Chocolatey application installs? So far I've had to hunt around for them. Some examples: NUnit goes to Program Files (x86) WGET goes to…
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How to update all Chocolatey packages except one?

cup all -y is used to update all Chocolatey packages at boot. At the moment there is an issue in the latest version of VirtualBox, and I want to avoid that this package is updated at boot while the other packages need to be updated. Attempt to solve…
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Remove Chocolatey registration without uninstalling application

I want to be able to use choco upgrade all -y to update almost all of my Chocolatey packages. Some packages represent applications that I want to have installed, but I no longer want them to be updated, at least not automatically by the choco…
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Using chocolatey to install lots of apps at once

I am about to reinstall my Windows 10 pc, and would like to use Chocolatey for a lot of applications. Can I just issue one command to Chocolatey and let it deal with the dependencies and installation order, or is it better to do one application at a…
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How to choose between 32 bit or 64 bit version of a package?

When I install choco install notepadplusplus it installs 64 bit of Notepad++ and it causes issues (there no package manager for 64 bit of npp) Is there any way to specifically choose 32 bit or 64 bit of an installation package? I expect there…
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Does chocolatey allow to have multiple versions of same packages side by side?

As example, I am looking to have multiple versions of same package present on my machine, and switch active version without having to re-download it from chocolatey/nuget server. To take this further, ideally, I'd also want to have sets of package…
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How do I tell chocolatey a program updated itself?

I installed a program (Paint.Net) with Choco. At the time, the version was 3.13, but Paint.Net updated itself to 3.15. However, when I run choco outdated, it still thinks 3.13 is installed and wants to (re)install 3.15. Is there a way to synchronize…
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Chocolatey - Python - Am I doing it wrong?

I installed Python using Chocolatey: choco install python3 I did this in an administrative PowerShell prompt. The results seem successful enough: PS C:\Windows\system32> choco install python3 --force Installing the following packages: python3 By…
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How can I solve warning when I install chocolatey?

When I install chocolatey, I get error like this : ... WARNING: It's very likely you will need to close and reopen your shell before you can use choco. ... WARNING: You can safely ignore errors related to missing log files when upgrading…
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Every now and again I want to upgrade a pinned package in chocolatey

I upgrade all my packages weekly with cup all -y However there are several applications that I use infrequently. I want to upgrade them about once every 6 or 12 weeks. So I pinned them. That is working out very well. But how do I override a pin? It…
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Chocolatey, run installed package

Is there any command to run a installed package with chocolatey? Something like choco run console2
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What is the use of -pre in Chocolatey?

I see a lot of instructions when using Chocolatey to install and then -pre at the end. What does that command do?
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What does "(Install)" mean in a package?

example: https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=notepad%2B%2B Does Chocolatey run the native program installer? If I prefer simplicity, should I avoid packages with (Install) in their name?
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Chocolatey - How to install hidden and unlisted package?

I'd like to install the package available at chocolatey, but listed as hidden\unlisted: This package is unlisted and hidden from package listings. Example of such package: https://chocolatey.org/packages/napiprojekt Chocolatey command line cinst…
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