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I do not think apt-get means what you think it means. Chocolatey seems to implement a subset of the functions that apt-get is useful for. On Windows if I want
by deltasquared 14y ago
I do not think apt-get means what you think it means.
Chocolatey seems to implement a subset of the functions that apt-get is useful for.
On Windows if I want to look for system updates, I use Windows update. On Debian I use apt-get.
On Windows if I want a library to use on a project, I use NuGet. On Debian I use apt-get.
On Windows if I want to install a bunch of free applications, I probably will use ninite, but chocolaty looks like a nice replacement for this. On Debian I use apt-get.
That said chocolatey seems like a nice tool for windows.
- skrebbel 14y agoYour point being? The title says "Kinda", after all. It's a good analogy.
- sergiotapia 14y agoNo need to be pedantic. The OP used apt-get as a good enough analogy and got the point across quite clearly. It let's you install things quickly, just like apt-get. "But with apt-get you can perform searches not just exact name ma-" Nope. Don't be pedantic. You got the point, that was the intention.
- Nilzor 14y agoNot only OP. Chocolatey.net uses that analogy themselves on the front page. Which brings me to question why this is news, as the homepage (and the analogy) has been there for quite some while.
- darkchasma 14y agoI don't think you understand what the word "like" means. It is a word used to convey similarities, and not exact sameness. The OP states that chocolatey is LIKE apt-get for Windows, he does not say that choclatey IS apt-get for Windows.