Chocolatey Cheatsheet
Useful Links
Installing Chocolatey
Chocolatey installs in seconds. Just run the following command from an administrative PowerShell v3+ prompt (Ensure Get-ExecutionPolicy is not Restricted):
Invoke-WebRequest https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression
List Installed Packages
choco list --local-only
Install a Package
Standard Package Installation
choco install PACKAGENAME -y
choco install git -y
Multiple Package Installation
choco install packer vagrant virtualbox git poshgit chefdk visualstudiocode -y
Ignore Checksums
I had to use this once for the GitHub package: https://chocolatey.org/packages/GitHub
choco install github --ignore-checksums
Upgrade a Package
choco upgrade <pkg|all> [<pkg2> <pkgN>] [<options/switches>]
choco upgrade git -y
choco upgrade all -y
Uninstall a Package
choco uninstall PACKAGENAME
choco uninstall git --all-versions -y
List outdated packages
choco outdated