Chocolatey Reviews & Product Details

its diversity of programs available for any work that is required Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

so far I haven't found anything I don't like Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The big deal with software is: If you use it, update it. If you do not use it, remove it. - there is no in-between. Security fixes to a lot of things are so important. It's basically like an app store that allows you to install a machine (thanks to import/export) while being out grabbing lunch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I only use the community version, I miss things like automation and reporting and shipping the logs of the action taken to syslog or anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the large number of modules available and the commands used are very explicit and simple, very similar to sudo in linux and save you many clicks to install versions of certain dependencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the initial configuration can become complicated and tedious since in windows there are often problems with the operating system environment variables and in some cases the errors can be confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Very user-friendly, 5-10 minutes of tutorial, and you are good to go.

-Allows you to install packages in one line of code

-Most importantly, you can install Kubernetes and Minikube using Chocolatey, so setting up your new joiners laptop is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to say here apart from that it doesn't have all the packages and is less reliable when it comes to Scheduling an auto-install/update Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It works better as a package installer for windows. Also, as I have used it while training, the packages are easy to search, upgrade and install. We can find a lot of packages from chocolatey. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most important thing is you need admin rights to execute these commands to install any software, even though it can be any software. And one more thing is not all packages here are up to date, which could be an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can install certain software packages on windows with 1 command. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not really anything I dislike.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It makes downloading and installing software easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For maintenance, not all packages are kept up to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is clean and easy to use, self-explanatory enough that it doesn't need instructions. It really cleaned up the download game and makes it fun and simple to search for programs to download. Makes it easy to locate and manage new programs easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Could be a little confusing to use the line code for some people not used to a manual way of downloading files. May not have access to every program you're looking to downlaod. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked how seamlessly it gets started to work and run and execute all the staff that has been quoted to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the fact that you need to learn and invest some time in learning it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use with ability to automate tasks like installation and updation of modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More granular access for installation of module instead of granting admin access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.