Chocolatey
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Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind.
About
Chocolatey is a machine-level command-line package manager and installer for Windows software. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.
In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (later renamed 'PackageManagement') alongside PowerShell 5. It is a free and open-source package provider manager that provides a way to integrate other package managers with PowerShell. OneGet was preconfigured to search the Chocolatey repository.
The software's name comes from the fact that everyone loves Chocolatey nougat, just as NuGet was borrowed from nougat.