#Clickrepair portable installation install#
It's nice to be able to do this from the command prompt, but even nicer if you need to set up a new machine where you can create a batch file or POSH script to string a bunch of choco install commands together to build up a machine without user interaction. Installing and updating software with Chocolatey becomes a single line of command line code: choco install markdownmonsterĪnd to update to the latest version: choco upgrade markdownmonster Chocolatey simply provides a distribution mechanism for the software. Note that installing commercial software doesn't remove any licensing requirements - you still have to apply license keys or register as you would have to with full software. Once Chocolatey is installed you can install hundreds of common software packages both free and commercial using Chocolatey's silent install process. A single command lets you easily install software and then at any point lets you check for and install updates with another simple command. Chocolatey - Distribution made easyįor those of you that haven't used Chocolatey before: Chocolatey is a package manager for Windows that makes it super easy to install and update software on your machine. So a couple of weeks ago I finally also put out a portable Chocolatey package and in this post I want to describe the process of creating a portable package, both from creating a low impact installation and for creating an embedded Chocolatey package that contains all the raw source files embedded in the chocolatey package.īut first lets talk Chocolatey - yumm - in general and also about creating standard packages. A zip file version of a portable install has been available for some time from the download page, but a Chocolatey package certainly would streamline the process quite a bit more. Over the last few weeks I've been getting quite a few requests for a portable Chocolatey package for Markdown Monster.