mmmm, chocolatey goodness!

Mmmm, Chocolatey Goodness!

Gary Ewan Parkgep13@gep13.co.ukTwitter: @gep13Blog: http://www.gep13.co.uk/blog

Agenda

• What is Chocolatey?• Why would you want to use Chocolatey?• How do you install Chocolatey?• How can you install packages using Chocolatey?• How can you update a package using Chocolatey?• How can you create you own Chocolatey package?• How can you use Chocolatey in practice?

Source Code

http://gep13.me/ChocolateyDemos

http://gep13.me/ChocolateyPackages

What is Chocolatey?

A Definition…

“Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind.” *

Reference http://chocolatey.org/

Why would you want to use Chocolatey?

Who here uses Nuget?

Why do we use Nuget?

• Easily add/remove/update external dependencies • Automatic dependency conflict resolution • Multiple sources/feeds of packages • Update checks if it’s already updated first• Distribute content as well as binaries • Compressed builds • Easier to publish builds of our own packages• Simplified updating of all references • Because it’s what all the cool kids are using

How do you install Chocolatey?

Easily…

Reference http://chocolatey.org/

It one single command executed at the command line.

Demo 1

Installing Chocolatey

How can you install packages using

Chocolatey?

Again, very easily…

Reference https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey/wiki/CommandsInstall

It one single command executed at the command line.

Wait, what about uninstalling…

Reference https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey/wiki/CommandsUninstall

It one single command executed at the command line.

Demo 2

Installing Packages

How can you update a package using

Chocolatey?

Another one liner…

Reference https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey/wiki/CommandsUpdate

It one single command executed at the command line.

Demo 3

Updating Packages

How can you create you own Chocolatey

package?

Demo 4

Creating your own Chocolatey Package

How can you use Chocolatey in

practice?

Another one liner…

Reference https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey/wiki/DevelopmentEnvironmentSetup https://gist.github.com/ferventcoder/3825023

It one single command executed at the command line.

Questions?

Feel free to email me any additional questions at

gep13@gep13.co.uk