chocolatey-appstore theme as chrome extension

Changes all package install textboxes to installation buttons on chocolatey.org/packages and utilizes bcurran3's protocol handler.

Just search for your package as usual, but no need to copy the command line - just press install right next to it.

You can install multiple packages at the same time, the preinstaller checks extension packages runs them one after another.

Motivation

I created this extension, because there was no protocoll support on the chocolatey homepage - and chocolatey-gui fustratingly slow.

While at it, I changed the style of the app listing to suit my taste.

Installation: using Chocolatey (in Powershell)

using chocolatey from the powershell commandline (installs everything: extension + dependencies):

ps> choco install chocolatey-appstore-chrome

Installation: in browser / Chrome extensions

1. install the extension from Chrome web store in your Browser
2. install chocolatey from chocolatey.org
3. open the packages page - there is an info box at the top, explaining the rest.

Installation: manual installation of the chrome extension

1. download the crx from the releases tab and drag it into your browser, and accept the installation
2. install chocolatey from chocolatey.org
3. open the packages page - there is an info box at the top, explaining the rest.

Installation: manual installation of the chrome extension using the source code (Developer mode)

1. download the content from the subfolder chocolatey-appstore-theme and extract to your documents folder.
2. open chrome://extensions -> toggle developer mode: on
3. click load unpacked extension ... to load it from the folder saved to in step 1
4. install chocolatey from chocolatey.org
5. open the packages page - there is an info box at the top, explaining the rest.

Dependencies

1. Chocolatey
2. (unofficial) choco:// Protocol support
3. Chrome or Chromium browser

Optional Dependencies

1. Chocolatey Preinstaller Checks Extension to queue installations to avoid race-conditions while installing

Dev Dependencies

1. make
2. 7zip
3. choco-nuspec-checker

Install them: choco install -Y make 7zip choco-nuspec-checker

License

MIT

Inital release (v1.0.0) in 10 Dez 2019

Updates (v.2.0.0) in 07 Feb 2023