Installing Chocolatey.

Chocolatey behaves just like any other package manager. Additionally, it simply handles all aspects of software administration. In other words, installation, configuration, updating, and uninstallation. In addition, this manager is that it allows you to install and maintain both free and open-source software and proprietary software that requires licenses. On the other hand, the download process is safe since the packages in the Chocolatey repository use automation scripts that download the software from official distribution sites. Now, to download and install the package manager, you need to open a PowerShell with administrative privileges. With this in mind, press the Win+X combination:

Once inside the PowerShell you have to add the following text:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1')) 

By running this script, the console will connect to Chocolatey’s website. Then, it will download the latest compressed version, unzip it and install it. All this automatically.

It can be seen that the installation route was in C:\ProgramData\chocolatey In the same way, the subdirectory lib is used for the packages.

First steps with Chocolatey

We have seen that the installation process is very simple. To access the help manager, simply run the following command from the PowerShell or any CMD:

choco /? 

To search for packages, just use the search subcommand:

In the previous box, we did a search for open-source software. But there is also the availability of proprietary software:

On the other hand, you can access the Chocolatey package repository and search for available programs. To install the program just add the install parameter. It is always necessary to confirm the installation. Let’s try with Notepad++

If you want to answer yes automatically, you must add the -and option. Additionally, check the installation, looking for Notepad++ in Windows programs.

Other basic chocolatey commands.

To uninstall a package, simply use the uninstall subcommand. For example:

 choco uninstall firefox

To update a package, run the subcommand upgrade:

 choco upgrade firefox 

To update all packages, add the keyword all -y:

 choco upgrade all -y 

We have finally seen how to install chocolatey in Windows 10. Thanks to this tool, it is possible to manage the software of a set of Windows systems in an automated and unattended way. This is it, for now, check our post about Apache in Windows 10.

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For keeping your system up-to-date, the package manager is the responsible one. Various Linux systems use different package managers, for example, apt (Ubuntu), zypper (openSUSE), yum (legacy Fedora, Enterprise Linux), dnf (Fedora) pacman (Arch Linux) and snap etc.

Remembering all the commands for them is really hard and can become extremely confusing. For saving you from the situation, “Sysget” is a powerful solution. It can become a front-end for all the package managers. Basically, it’s a bridge between you and the package manager. You send a command to “sysget” and “sysget” translates it according to the package manager of your system.

Sysget is a handy tool, especially for the new Linux users.

Sysget features

The tool features all the functionalities of a package manager.

• Searching for a package
• Installing and uninstalling packages
• Update and upgrade system
• Upgrade single package
• Clear package manager cache

However, “sysget” isn’t a package manager by itself. It’s basically offering a simple front-end while working with your system’s package manager in harmony.

Getting sysget

Run the following commands –

sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/sysget https://github.com/emilengler/sysget/releases/download/v1.2.1/sysget

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/sysget

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/sysget

Usage of sysget

Now, it’s time to use “sysget”. Run the following command –

sudo sysget

From the list, you have to choose your system’s package manager. If you’re not sure, you can get help from the internet. Here’s a short list –

• Ubuntu/Debian – apt-get
• OpenSUSE – zypper
• Fedora – dnf
• RHEL/CentOS – yum
• Arch Linux – pacman

My system is Linux Mint 19. It’s a distro based on Ubuntu, so my option is “apt-get”.

All you have to do now is use sysget as you would with your package manager.

• Install a package

sudo sysget install <package_name>

• Remove a package

sudo sysget remove <package_name>

• Update and upgrade your system

sudo sysget update && sudo sysget upgrade

Note – I’m using Fish shell where instead of “&&”, I had to use “;”. Learn more about Fish shell.

• Remove unnecessary packages

sudo sysget autoremove

• Clean package manager cache

sudo sysget clean

Don’t forget to update system cache afterward.

sudo sysget update

Need help with “sysget”?

sudo sysget help

Enjoy!

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