# chocolatey-archive/chocolatey

[DEPRECATED - https://github.com/chocolatey/choco] Chocolatey NuGet - Like apt-get, but for windows.

Repository: https://github.com/chocolatey-archive/chocolatey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chocolatey
Homepage: https://chocolatey.org
Language: PowerShell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-03-03T15:02:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5593, "days_push": 3470, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2791, forks 331 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.098154+00:00)

## What it is
This is the deprecated original repository for Chocolatey, a package manager for Windows that works like apt-get, built on NuGet and PowerShell. Development has moved to the chocolatey/choco repository, so this archive should not be used.

## Use cases
- install software on windows from the command line
- windows package manager like apt-get
- automate software installation on windows machines
- bulk update installed applications on windows
- script software deployment across windows machines
- manage windows software versions via cli

## When to choose
- you need the historical source of the original Chocolatey implementation
- you are researching the project's early history or migration to chocolatey/choco

## When to avoid
- you want to actually use Chocolatey today - use the active chocolatey/choco repository instead
- you need bug fixes, security patches, or new features
- you are setting up package management on a new Windows machine

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: package-manager, cli, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: chocolatey, nuget, windows-package-management, deprecated, software-installation, apt-get-for-windows, command-line, automation, devops

## Member repositories
- chocolatey-archive/chocolatey (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.098154+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:15:15.967715+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://chocolatey.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.922849+00:00, sha 15b18d0086b2)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.932281+00:00, sha e3d4d9bafa07)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.934114+00:00, sha 2b7a7418d186)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.936309+00:00, sha f966543b713c)
  - site_page: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.938140+00:00, sha 5a256d1eddb9)
  - site_page: https://chocolatey.org/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:05.939960+00:00, sha bf49f293938d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.