Downloads:
12,609
Downloads of v 2.02:
1,185
Last Update:
22 May 2018
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Bill Curran
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(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable)
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2.02 | Updated: 22 May 2018
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Downloads:
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Downloads of v 2.02:
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Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Bill Curran
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.02
This is not the latest version of (unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) available.
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install (unofficial) InstChoco (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade (unofficial) InstChoco (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall (unofficial) InstChoco (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
Deployment Method:
This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)
2. Setup Your Environment
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment
Option 1: Cached Package (Unreliable, Requires Internet - Same As Community)-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
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Download the package:
Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download instchoco --internalize --version=2.02 --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/
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For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
- Automate package internalization
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Run: (additional options)
3. Copy Your Script
choco upgrade instchoco -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.02'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade instchoco -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.02'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install instchoco
win_chocolatey:
name: instchoco
version: '2.02'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'instchoco' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '2.02'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller instchoco
{
Name = "instchoco"
Version = "2.02"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'instchoco':
ensure => '2.02',
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved as a trusted package on 06 Jul 2018.
InstChoco - The ULTIMATE Chocolatey and Chocolatey packages (re)installer!
QUESTION: "Why do I need an installer for Chocolatey when I already have Chocolatey installed?"
ANSWER: You need InstChoco for the NEXT time you want to install Chocolatey and automate package (re)installation!
InstChoco is the evolution of an old batch file I used over the years to automate installing Chocolatey followed by a bunch of "choco install program -y" commands to install my standard set of packages. I eventually decided to make it a program and add many additional features as well as integrate with other Chocolatey packages I've created. What you see now is the culmination of many long days of work. I think InstChoco is the best it can be, but I'm always open to new features. Feel free to contact me with feedback. You can find InstChoco.exe in \ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\instchoco\tools.
FEATURES:
- InstChoco uses ferventcoder/Rob's "Install with cmd.exe" method for installing Chocolatey.
- InstChoco will enable up to four choco features if you pass them as parameters, i.e. allowGlobalConfirmation, failOnAutoUninstaller, allowEmptyChecksums, useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades, etc.
- InstChoco can download a packages.config file from the Internet and install packages from that downloaded file.
- InstChoco will automatically search for a PACKAGES.CONFIG file in various locations on your computer and install packages from it if found.
- InstChoco has baked in support for Choco Package List Backup to Local and Cloud. InstChoco will use the first found PACKAGES.CONFIG in the following order: current directory, Documents folder, HOMESHARE, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloudDrive, OneDrive, ReadyCLOUD, Nextcloud, Resilio Sync, Seafile, or Tonido Sync.
- InstChoco has baked in support for Choco Persistent Packages. InstChoco will use PERSISTANTPACKAGES.CONFIG and install packages from it if found.
- InstChoco has a baked in mini version of Choco Package List Backup to Local and Cloud to backup a list of your installed Chocolatey packages.
- InstChoco has baked in support for Windows Active Directory domains. InstChoco will use various PACKAGES.CONFIG files based on domain and user account to install packages from them if found. Now you can easily standardize your organization with base Chocolatey package installs.
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR WINDOWS ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAINS:
- InstChoco will use DOMAINNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG and install packages from it if found. This allows Windows AD domain joined computers to have a commonly installed base setup of Chocolatey packages across all organizational computers. To use this feature, system administrators of Windows AD domains need to create a DOMAINNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG file and put it in your logon server's NETLOGON directory; i.e. \LOGONSERVER\NETLOGON\DOMAINNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG
- InstChoco will use USERNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG and install packages from it if found. This allows users of Windows AD domain joined computers to have their own specific Chocolatey packages installed for them, useful for first time setup and roaming users. To use this feature, system administrators or users of Windows AD domains need to create a USERNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG file and put it in the root of the user's HOMESHARE; i.e. \LOGONSERVER\HOMESHARE\USERNAMEPACKAGES.CONFIG
Usage - please see Release Notes below (ran out of space).
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==================== InstChoco ====================
InstChoco is Copyright 2018 Bill Curran and is free
for personal use, though donations are appreciated.
Commercial use of InstChoco is forbidden without
a paid license. Organizations who purchase an
InstChoco license will receive a customized
version of InstChoco with their organization's
name embedded in the program and without
corporate nag screens.
To inquire about purchasing a license, please
contact [email protected]
==================== InstChoco ====================
==================== InstChoco ====================
This InstChoco Chocolatey package was uploaded by the author, Bill Curran aka BCURRAN3.
v2.02 sha256: 811FBE3BD37F40A4253B2D54DD940C9B67F321B94240FC82E63DA37728097E46
v2.01 sha256: 3E89A851FB69070D09D80CF409C45612CE7678221ADE6AA248844C599D347256
v2.00 sha256: 87AC9E9E30193268058476E72DDA9593E4FDB795AC76029B70A5217FB63A436E
v1.30 sha256: D9B593CF4EBC390360DE1BA801103D0A3208F1602C2B10072500D80E09FF74DE
v1.21 sha256: 59498D9BB5AECB5EFE022F544D3537C5C3886C4478B1711FFDE2666AF0F83D75
v1.20 sha256: C41F13CDDA1B147F3B41E5C9F9FE4B9A5BFA8C9AFD722A23DF579D485F241354
v1.10 sha256: 4FD57C57A7F7BEC7891AD8CB8D645126336965F7151EB0B514E8A6F49DDF4076
v1.00 sha256: 99366BD182946F7AAAF0070244F8F96CC160274E85892F5AD3D54F658444908B
==================== InstChoco ====================
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- InstChoco.2.02.nupkg (bbb5dee928de) - ## / 61
- InstChoco.exe (811fbe3bd37f) - ## / 67
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Add to Builder | Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
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(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.11 | 7648 | Monday, July 15, 2019 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.10 | 1108 | Sunday, February 24, 2019 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.02 | 1185 | Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.01 | 390 | Sunday, May 20, 2018 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 2.00 | 408 | Thursday, May 17, 2018 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 1.10 | 374 | Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | Approved | |
(unofficial) InstChoco (Portable) 1.00 | 543 | Saturday, August 19, 2017 | Approved |
Copyright 2018 Bill Curran
Usage:
OPTIONS AND SWITCHES:
-help, -?, /?
Displays this information.
-y
Installs Chocolatey and packages if a PACKAGES.CONFIG file is found.
-y -s URL
Installs Chocolatey and packages from specificed URL, i.e. http://website.com/directory/packagefilename.config
-y -browse
Installs Chocolatey and packages from a file you choose via Window's browser, interaction required.
-y -popular
Installs Chocolatey and a few popular packages.
-ynp, -np
Installs Chocolatey but no packages.
-b, -backup
Makes a backup list of your currently installed Chocolatey packages.
-bwv, -backupwithversions
Makes a backup list of your currently installed Chocolatey packages with versions.
-info
Displays InstChoco program information.
-license
Displays InstChoco license information.
Optional - You may pass up to 4 choco features to enable after other options and switches,
i.e. allowGlobalConfirmation failOnAutoUninstaller allowEmptyChecksums useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades
CHANGELOG:
- 2.02 - removed legacy date checking and connectivity checking which only worked in English environments
- 2.01 - fixed bug with non-domain joined computers
- 2.00 - Added -browse, -popular, -backup, -backupwithversions, -license options as well as many cosmetic changes. Added iCloudDrive support. Commercial use of InstChoco v2+ requires a paid license.
- 1.30 - Added ability to download a packages.config file from the web and install packages from it.
- 1.21 - Added Box, Nextcloud, and Seafile support to catch up with choco-package-list-backup.
- 1.20 - Added domain support to install predefined packages for domain joined computers and user specific packages.
- 1.11 - (unreleased) Added -ynp switch to skip installation of packages. (Install Chocolatey only)
- 1.10 - Added Choco Package List Backup to Local and Cloud and choco persistent packages support for package (re)installation. Cosmetic changes. Checks for year 2018 or greater instead of 2017 or greater. Updated donation info. :)
- 1.00 - initial release
This package has no dependencies.
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