How to Bring Linux-Style apt-get Installations to Windows with Chocolatey

There’s a lot to be said for app stores and the way they simplify the installation and updating of software, but Linux users can take advantage of the apt-get command to gain more control over things. With Chocolatey, Windows users can do much the same from the command line.

Chocolatey is PowerShell-based, but it can be installed from the command line – just type out or copy and paste the following code and then hit Enter,:

@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command “iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString(‘http://chocolatey.org/install.ps1′))” && SET PATH=%PATH%;%systemdrive%\chocolatey\bin

Wait for a second while a connection is established, and Chocolatey will be downloaded and installed for you.

by Mark Wilson via How-To Geek