Manage Application Installs with Chocolatey Package Manager

1h 52mIntermediate2021-10-11

Authors

Walt Ritscher

Programmer, UI Designer, Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

Installing applications on Windows computers is a varied experience. Sometimes it requires downloading an installer from a website, other times we can install from the Windows Store. In many cases the installer requires user interaction on multiple input screens. If you’re looking for a consistent and reliable way to install Windows applications, the Chocolatey package manager might just be what you’re looking for. In this course, Walt Ritscher details the many useful things this command line application installer for Windows can do for you. Unlike manual installations, Chocolatey adds, updates, and uninstalls programs in the background, requiring little user interaction. Walt explores how to use Chocolatey in PowerShell, and also covers the Boxstarter application, a tool that leverages Chocolatey to automate the installation of software and create repeatable, scripted Windows environments.

Skills covered

Software Deployment.NETComputer SkillsSoftware AdministrationIT AutomationSoftware Development ToolsFoundationsNetwork and System AdministrationBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Managing installs with Chocolatey
02 - What you should know
03 - Instructor setup and configuration
04 - How to access the sample code on GitHub

1. Getting Started

05 - Overview of Chocolatey
06 - The tale of three installers
07 - How Chocolatey uses NuGet and PowerShell
08 - Security permissions for PowerShell
09 - Installing Chocolatey

2. Installing Packages

10 - Workflow - Creating and publishing a package
11 - Finding apps with the Chocolatey repository
12 - Installing the NimbleText package
13 - What happens during an install
14 - Installing another package
15 - Packages with an embedded installer
16 - Installing NuGet Package Explorer
17 - Bins and shims
18 - Using Chocolatey to uninstall applications
19 - What happens during uninstall
20 - Where are the package and .nupkg files

3. Other Actions

21 - List packages command
22 - Installing specific package versions
23 - Using Chocolatey to upgrade applications
24 - Pinning and upgrading all packages
25 - Package dependencies
26 - Batch installation with Chocolatey config files
27 - Using the Chocolatey GUI application

4. Creating a Package

28 - Tour the sample applications
29 - Creating a package
30 - Examining the default template files
31 - Adding the application files to the package
32 - Modifying the .nuspec file
33 - Modifying the PowerShell script
34 - Building the package .nupkg file
35 - Testing the package install
36 - Adding package sources
37 - Installing a package from a local repository

Continuing Your Journey

38 - Overview of Boxstarter
39 - Next steps