Hello everyone, my name is Jackpop. Today, let's talk to you about one thing that most of us can't get around: the Windows operating system.
Each iteration of a major version of Windows will attract a lot of attention and discussion, but it is difficult to win praise and good reputation.
The release of Windows 11 has received a tepid response.
Although Windows has already integrated the Linux subsystem, it has not really learned from the excellent features of Linux.
I often hear people say that managing Windows software can be an objectionable experience.
We can manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of Linux or mac software through command-line tools. In contrast, Windows software management will encounter some difficulties:
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Time: The manual method of deploying software is time-consuming and inefficient
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Complexity: Traditional tools are very complex in today's IT environment
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Cost: Deploying and managing Windows software creates additional overhead without standard package management
Although Windows does not have its own software management tools like Linux, it can achieve management functions such as apt, brew, and yum through Chocolatey .
Chocolatey is designed to automate the entire software life cycle on Windows operating systems, from installation to upgrade and removal, and it simplifies complex processes through a unified interface that puts you in control of chaos.
Install
The installation of Chocolatey is very simple.
First, open Powershell with administrator privileges.
Then, copy and paste the following command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
This completes the installation.
Next, you can chocomanage the software through commands.
use
Chocolatey is a very mature tool, and as such, it has a very wide range of applicability.
Through choco, we can not only manage Google Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Office, 7-zip these commonly used and very well-known software. At the same time, it is also suitable for professional tools such as Python, Notepad++, Git, IDEA, and VS Code.
In this way, we only need to simply enter the choco command to complete the management of the entire life cycle of software installation, update, and uninstallation.
Take 7-zip as an example below:
Install
choco install 7zip
renew
choco upgrade 7zip
uninstall
choco uninstall 7zip
Spinel
I have already learned about the installation and use of Chocolatey. The following is an auxiliary tool that introduces a Chocolatey ecosystem recently discovered on producthunt.
Spinel is a Chocolatey script generator, but with a Ninite-like polished and intuitive interface that allows you to install all your favorite software without any installers.
You only need to select the software you want to install on Spinel[1], click the Generate button, and the corresponding installation command can be generated.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force;
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072;
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'));
choco install googlechrome -y;
Then, go back to Powershell to complete the software installation!