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Downloads:

1,130,640

Downloads of v 2.10.0:

420

Last Update:

23 Jul 2017

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Matt Wrock

Tags:

boxstarter environment setup

Boxstarter

Downloads:

1,130,640

Downloads of v 2.10.0:

420

Software Author(s):

  • Matt Wrock

Boxstarter

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This package was rejected on 27 Aug 2017. The reviewer chocolatey-ops has listed the following reason(s):

mwrock (maintainer) on 23 Jul 2017 00:47:13 +00:00:

User 'mwrock' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 23 Jul 2017 01:19:07 +00:00:

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 23 Jul 2017 01:33:14 +00:00:

boxstarter has failed automated testing.
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 12 Aug 2017 01:38:22 +00:00:

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 27 Aug 2017 01:41:22 +00:00:

Unfortunately there has not been progress to move boxstarter v2.10.0 towards an approved status within 15 days after the last review message, so we need to close (reject) the package version at this time. If you want to pick this version up and move it towards approval in the future, use the contact site admins link on the package page and we can move it back into a submitted status so you can submit updates.

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Description

Repeatable, reboot resilient windows environment installations made easy using Chocolatey packages. When its time to repave either bare metal or virtualized instances, locally or on a remote machine, Boxstarter can automate both trivial and highly complex installations. Compatible with all Windows versions from Windows 7/2008 R2 forward.


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
try { 
    Write-Host "To load all Boxstarter Modules immediately, just enter 'BoxstarterShell'." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    Write-Host "Interested in Windows Azure VM integration? Run CINST Boxstarter.Azure to install Boxstarter's Azure integration."
} catch {
    throw $_.exception
}

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Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Boxstarter 3.0.2 54486 Monday, June 12, 2023 Approved
Boxstarter 3.0.1 4535 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Approved
Boxstarter 3.0.0 113176 Thursday, July 14, 2022 Approved
Boxstarter 3.0.0-beta-20220427-21 121 Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Exempted
Boxstarter 2.13.0 222107 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Approved
Boxstarter 2.12.0 413576 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Approved
Boxstarter 2.11.0 65361 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Approved
Boxstarter 2.10.3 52835 Thursday, July 27, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.26 6118 Monday, June 19, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.24 797 Sunday, June 18, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.14 6577 Friday, May 5, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.5 3677 Thursday, March 30, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.2 2128 Monday, March 27, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.9.0 637 Monday, March 27, 2017 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.29 31221 Sunday, May 22, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.27 430 Sunday, May 22, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.21 1087 Thursday, April 28, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.18 714 Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.12 1008 Thursday, April 21, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.8.0 1136 Friday, April 15, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.7.0 1852 Sunday, April 3, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.41 3789 Sunday, February 28, 2016 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.25 6672 Friday, December 18, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.20 593 Thursday, December 17, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.16 659 Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.2 730 Monday, December 14, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.6.0 512 Sunday, December 13, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.5.21 9023 Thursday, August 13, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.5.19 1944 Sunday, July 26, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.5.10 1873 Friday, July 10, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.5.3 1285 Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.5.1 702 Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.209 4664 Sunday, April 26, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.205 2036 Sunday, April 5, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.196 1504 Friday, March 20, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.188 1287 Monday, March 9, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.183 800 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.180 584 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.179 486 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.159 2766 Sunday, January 18, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.157 677 Thursday, January 15, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.152 874 Monday, January 12, 2015 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.149 1377 Friday, December 26, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.146 550 Friday, December 26, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.128 1988 Thursday, November 27, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.123 3802 Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.110 882 Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.93 827 Friday, September 12, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.88 1056 Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.87 542 Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.80 2808 Monday, August 4, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.76 569 Sunday, August 3, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.70 699 Thursday, July 31, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.67 821 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.61 681 Monday, July 28, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.57 526 Sunday, July 27, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.54 691 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.53 509 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.51 532 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.48 564 Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.46 648 Saturday, July 19, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.41 708 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.39 496 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.38 467 Saturday, July 12, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.35 486 Saturday, July 12, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.32 484 Friday, July 11, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.29 1205 Friday, July 4, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.26 968 Monday, June 23, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.15 3176 Sunday, April 20, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.12 481 Friday, April 18, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.4 834 Saturday, April 5, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.4.0 502 Friday, April 4, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.3.24 1923 Saturday, February 1, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.3.15 634 Monday, January 27, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.3.13 546 Saturday, January 25, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.3.8 558 Thursday, January 23, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.3.0 582 Monday, January 20, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.78 751 Thursday, January 9, 2014 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.59 848 Sunday, December 29, 2013 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.23 887 Saturday, December 14, 2013 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.16 542 Friday, December 13, 2013 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.15 589 Friday, December 13, 2013 Approved
Boxstarter 2.2.12 511 Friday, December 13, 2013 Approved
BoxStarter 2.2.0 581 Thursday, December 12, 2013 Approved
BoxStarter 2.1.0 657 Saturday, November 30, 2013 Approved
BoxStarter 2.0.25 537 Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Approved

  • Revert vendored chocolatey to stable 0.10.5
  • Fix HRESULT code for WU_E_INSTALL_NOT_ALLOWED
  • Handle the case where the Windows Update Agent is updating itself
  • Install boxstarter to macine instead of user
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