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Chocolatey
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Large number of applications/utilities available
Chocolatey has a massive community package repository of installs (more than 4,000 packages), and its open nature allows everyone to contribute more as needed.
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Sometimes hard to know which package to install from community package repository
The community repository contains multiple packages with similar names, making it hard to know which one to install. This is of course only related to using Chocolatey with the community repository, and you can look up the number of downloads to see which are the most widely used.
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Installs silently without crapware.
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Some package installs aren't good or polished or don't install well
Macrium downloads the online installer, 7-zip doesn't associate files, PotPlayer is outdated, etc.
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Easy to use
Just open powershell and type choco install firefox to install Firefox, or choco install java to install Java.
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Unable to easily change your install directory in the free version
In the free version you must know the native installer switches and pass them through with install args. In the paid versions you have a ubiquitous install directory option where Chocolatey determines how to properly pass that to the underlying native installer. Details on the differences.
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Straightforward install process
To install Chocolatey simply copy the text from their site and paste it into either cmd.exe or powershell.
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Buggy
Slow, many packages fail to install, and config can corrupt causing it to not be able to manage packages anymore, leading to a bunch of installed and non-updateable software
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Upgrade all software with one command
choco upgrade all is like Windows Update for all of your 3rd party software. ... or for the more succinct command use 'cup' !!
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Incomplete and conflicting package options
Not enough maintenance done to package library so there are different similarly-named or -versioned packages available, some broken and some not.
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Downloaded files are verified by checksums
Chocolatey requires checksums by default for files downloaded over non-secure locations and highly recommends it for HTTPS/SSL locations. It is moving towards requiring checkums by default for downloading from secure locations.
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Can not download asynchronously
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Manages the entire software lifecycle
From install to upgrade to uninstall, Chocolatey manages the whole process.
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No support for ARM64
Users with Windows on Arm can't install native ARM64 binaries. Apps installed with Chocolatey run slower and need more resources on Windows on Arm because they have to be emulated.
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Scriptable
You can put Chocolatey install commands into your powershell scripts.
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Uploading packages can be time consuming
It can take weeks to have a package accepted and with a fair amount of resubmitting for the dev/ maintainer.
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Free and open source
It's licensed under Apache License 2.0 with source code available on GitHub.
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Doesn't care about supporting the community
They used the community to make it the largest repository of packages. Now that they're the de facto standard package manager, they only care to support those that pay them and refuse to fix problems with popular packages.
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Decentralized package sources
Packages can be installed from multiple sources, including private sources.
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Builds on technologies you know
Unattended installation and PowerShell.
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GUI available
There's a package called ChocolateyGUI that can be installed and lets you use Chocolatey with a UI frontend.
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Integrates with almost every configuration management / infrastructure automation / RMM tool
Chocolatey integrates with almost every infrastructure automation tool out there.
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Support and features available for organizations
There is a business edition available for organizations that need more support. The business edition also includes a Package Synchronizer, Package Internalizer, Package Builder, and a host of other features.
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Can be extended with PowerShell
Chocolatey allows installing extension packages that add PowerShell functions to your package automation scripts.
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More Selection
It has programs that can't be found in scoop or ninite.
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Custom sources
It has ability to add custom sources.
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just-install
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Open source, free and libre
https://github.com/just-install/just-install
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Limited package selection
Since project is open source there is way to add new packages, but you'll have to figure out how to configure new package and submit pull request. There's no army of volunteers responding to requests.
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Works within Windows guidelines
The programs are listed in Control Panel and can be uninstalled using standard Windows procedure. Downloads from original source, doesn't repackage. It just automates the install process, skipping prompts and dialogs.
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Requires admin command shell, doesn't have built-in UAC.
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Can install bundles, without needing command line parameters
Like Ninite, you can create a custom .exe installer which automatically downloads and installs a package selection -- no command line switches needed. https://just-install.it/customizer.html
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Novus
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Extremely Fast Installations
Using multithreaded downloads, Novus installs packages 8 times faster
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Shortage of packages
Novus is still in development, and does not have a lot of packages
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Non Admin Installations
Novus can install any package without an admin terminal. It automatically elevates to an admin terminal without bypassing UAC (User Access Control)
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It does not option to pass arguments to the native installer in the package
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Open Source
Novus is open source (https://github.com/novus-package-manager/novus) This makes it easier for people to contribute and add package manifests
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Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
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Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
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Yarn
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The same results will be yielded every time yarn is run in a repository
One of the most important aspects of Yarn is determinism (predictability). The lock file ensures that the same dependencies will always be installed in the same way and order regardless of the machine for a given repository.
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Takes up disk space
Yarn adds to your disk space usage since it stores dependencies locally.
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Can tell you why a package was installed
yarn why <query> can tell you why a package was installed and what other packages depend on it.
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Good network performance
Yarn efficiently queues up requests and avoids request waterfalls in order to maximize network utilization.
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Offline mode
If you've installed a package before, you can install it again without any internet connection.
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Flat Mode
Resolve mismatching versions of dependencies to a single version to avoid creating duplicates.
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Multiple registries
Install any package from either npm or Bower and keep your package workflow the same.
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Network resilience
A single request failing won't cause an install to fail. Requests are retried upon failure.
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Good documentation
It looks like it has good documentation.
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Security is put at the forefront
Even though it's still in its early stages of development, security is one of the core values on which Yarn is built. It uses checksums to verify the integrity of every package before executing its code. This also helps avoiding errors related to faulty caching or captive portals. Further steps are also being taken to improve the security of Yarn which will be implemented in the future.
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Built by the community for the community
Even though it's backed by Facebook, Yarn is built as a community project first and foremost. It's completely open source and hosted on Github. It's released under a standard open source client and has its own GitHub organization and set up to work under the same governance model that other successful projects have used in the past, such as Rust and Ember. All of this means that both existing and new contributors will always work together to improve the product and introduce new features while also keeping in mind suggestions coming from the community.
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Backed by Facebook and Google
Was created in a collaboration of Facebook with Exponent, Google and Tilde.
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Ninite
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Limited selection of apps
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Handles updates for you
Save yourself from having to manually update all those small apps that don't auto-update themselves.
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Installs apps only in their default location
Very unfortunate for those having their system on a budget or even mid-tier SSD.
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Well adapted to the Windows environment
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No command-line interface in free version
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Install in bulk, without the restarts
Perfect for getting a fresh install of Window up to speed in as little time as possible.
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No toolbars or extra junk
Ninite's installation does not install "extra features" offered during installation.
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Saves you from manually filling in all the details of installation
Installs apps to their default locations, using your PC's language or one you choose, using Internet Explorer's proxy settings (so you can quickly get Chrome, Firefox, or Opera up and running on a fresh Window install).
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Curated list of commonly used quality software
Everything from Steam and iTunes to Putty and Eclipse - likely has most, if not all of the major free applications you use on a regular basis. Check the website for the full list.
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Verifies file checksums
Ninite makes sure that you've downloaded the right file, and that it's not corrupted, by checking the file checksums for each application. This means that you're less likely to end up with a buggy app, or to accidentally download malware/viruses, all with no extra work.
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