Chocolatey

Making installing software easy as pie

• Over 15 years of programming experience
   
• Slides:  http://slides.com/digitaldrummerj
   
• Twitter: @digitaldrummerj
   
• Email: digitaldrummerj @ gmail.com
   
• GitHub: https://github.com/digitaldrummerj

Justin James

• Multiple clicks to get anywhere

• Deja Vu - sense of installing same software on multiple machines

• Aarg! should have downloaded 32 bit version

• Don't install it on a directory with a space in the name

• etc

• etc

• etc

Installing Software 

• Figures out 32 bit vs 64 bit

• Knows where to download from

• Runs the installer silently

• Built on top of Nuget ecosystem

Hello Chocolatey

• Visual Studio Package Manager

• Easy way to package code, configs, and distribute them

• Handles:

  • Packaging

  • Dependency Management

  • Versioning

  • Hosting

Nuget?? What??

• Any Chocolatey Feed

• Public Gallery 

• Web Platforms Installer

• Windows Features

• Windows Updates

• Ruby Gems

• Cygwin

• Python

Get Software

• Chocolatey.org

Get Chocolatey

Get Chocolatey

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted 
-Command "iex 
((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString(
    'https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" 
&& SET PATH=%PATH%;%systemdrive%\chocolatey\bin

Get Chocolatey

iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString
    (
        'https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'
    ))

• cinst [package name]

• choco install [package name]
   

• Example: 

  • cinst notepadplusplus

Installing Application

• cinst [package name]
        -source WindowsFeature

• choco install [package name]
         -source WindowsFeature
   

• Example:

• • cinst TelnetClient -source WindowsFeature

Installing Win Feature

• clist -source WindowsFeature

Discover Win Feature

• From the command line:

  • cinst [package name]
           -source webpi

  • choco install [package name] 
            -source webpi
     

• Example

• • cinst IISExpress -source webpi

Web Platform Source

• clist -source webpi

Discover WebPi 

• From the command line:

  • cinst [package name] -source ruby

  • cinst [package name] -source cygwin

  • cinst [package name] -source python

Other Sources

• Run ChocolateyInstall.ps1

  • Can download installers / zip files

  • Can set environment variables

  • Can add items to taskbar

  • Can add items to desktop

  • Basically anything powershell can do

Install Means?

• Update single package

  • cup [package name]
     

• Update All packages

  • cup all

Install Updates

• From Command Line:

  • cunist [package name]

  • chocolatey uninstall [package name]
     

• Unfortunately, many packages don't include uninstall

Get Rid of Package?

• Use BoxStarter package

  • Create package on the fly from gist or text file

  • Provides reboot needed detection

  • Set options for taskbar, remote desktop, explorer

  • Turn On/Off Windows Updates

Bulk Install

• Install Chocolatey

• Install single package

• Bulk Install Packages

Demo Time

Creating Packages

• [package name].nuspec

• ChocolateyInstall.ps1

• ChocolateyUninstall.ps1

Included in Package?

• choco new [package name]
   

• creates:

  • [package name] Directory

  • [package name].nuspec

  • chocolateyInstall.ps1

  • chocolateyUninstall.ps1

Basic Steps

• MSI/EXE Download & Run

• Zip File Download & Run

• Pin to Taskbar

• Set Environment Variable

• Explorer Context Menu Item

• Add Desktop Link

• Run Powershell Command

• Run as Admin

Built-In Helpers

Hosting Your

Own Feed

• Any Directory on your computer 

• Any File Share on the network

Directory Based Feed

• Hosted in IIS

• cinst chocolatey.server

Hosted Feed

• choco source 

  • list

  • add / remove

  • enable / disable

Source List

• Create New Package

• Create our own feed

• Modifying Sources

Demo

Web Site: 

chocolatey.org
 

Must Have Package:

boxstarter.org
 

Forum: 

groups.google.com/group/chocolatey

More Information

Slides:

http://slides.com/digitaldrummerj

Questions?