Those running
Windows 10 Tech Preview, here's the tut on our sister site Ten Forums on how to get testing
PowerShell OneGet:
PowerShell OneGet - Install Apps from Command Line
It uses
Chocolatey's repository, Chocolatey itself works well from command line even in
Windows 8 &
8.1. Eight Forums Tutorial:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/56275-chocolatey-install-apps-command-line.html
I like both and use them as much as I can, in repository already 2,300+ applications.
Cannot understand why somebody would not want to use a utility that could update almost everything on your computer with a single command.
Exactly
. New installation, as soon as you arrive to Desktop first time you want to install your usual stuff, let's be modest and install only WinRAR, Adobe Reader, VLC, Chrome, Firefox and Opera, latest versions of each except I do not like the latest versions of FireFox so let's install version 28 of that. Some prefer to do this by browsing to respective sites, clicking this and that to get download, then unselect all "Do you also want to install this excellent piece of software?" offers, installing then all one by one accepting licenses and repeatedly clicking Next.
I prefer giving one command instead...
Code:
Install-Package -Name WinRAR, AdobeReader, VLC, Chrome, Firefox -RequiredVersion 28.0, Opera
... and go get some coffee, all apps installed when I come back.
Or do you prefer to select apps to install from a list:
Code:
Find-Package | Out-GridView -PassThru | Install-Package
Now select the apps you want to install and click OK to install all of them.
The above was
Windows 10 PowerShell OneGet. In Windows 8.1 using
Chocolatey my usual apps could be installed with:
Code:
Choco Install WinRAR, AdobeReader, VLC, Chrome, Firefox, Opera
Want to update all your installed apps at the same time:
Kari