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I really wish Chocolatey was more officially adopted by packagers. Often packages on there are outdated or just plain don't work... but, when they do work, it r

I really wish Chocolatey was more officially adopted by packagers. Often packages on there are outdated or just plain don't work... but, when they do work, it radically changes how software is installed on Windows.

oblio 9y ago
I tried Chocolatey a while ago. Does it still install things all over the place by default? I with it could have some sort of install prefix, I'd use it then. Edit: it seems to have one.
- nolok 9y ago
  Yes, you need to know the command line switch for each package/installer separately to install in the proper place. They have a switch to configure it once and have their tool figure out the right argument for each installer by itself, but it's only for paid users (~$96/year)
- e12e 9y ago
  This is one benefit of scoop.sh - it's designed to isolate programs under your user profile, and not mess things up. A bit like using stow/xstow on gnu/bsd.