diff --git a/remove-aliases.md b/remove-aliases.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5bd7fcc --- /dev/null +++ b/remove-aliases.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Remove unwanted app aliases + +Windows 10 comes with some command line aliases for apps. If you want to disable one or more of them (ie. `python` redirecting to the Windows Store app for Python), do this: + +1. From the start menu (or the control panel), search for "Manage app execution aliases". +2. Find the entries you don't want and disable them. diff --git a/useful-dev.md b/useful-dev.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9cef3ab --- /dev/null +++ b/useful-dev.md @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +# Useful dev apps + +The followings are useful apps for developers available on `choco` (Windows) and other package managers (probably): + +## Tools + +### System utils + +| App | What | How to install | +| ------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | +| ChocolateyGUI | GUI for `choco` | `choco install chocolateyguy` | +| [AutoHotKey] | Programmable hotkeys and shortcuts | `choco install autohotkey` | + +[AutoHotKey]: https://www.autohotkey.com + +### Media + +| App | What | How to install | +| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | +| [webp] | Convert images to WebP | `choco install webp` | +| [youtube-dl] | Download videos from youtube and other websites | `choco install youtube-dl` | + +[webp]: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp +[youtube-dl]: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html + +### Development tools + +| App | What | How to install | +| -------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | +| [ngrok] | Reverse proxy for exposing local services | `choco install ngrok` | +| [protoc] | Protocol Buffer compiler | `choco install protoc` | + +[ngrok]: https://ngrok.com/ +[protoc]: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers + +### Shell utils + +| App | What | How to install | +| -------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------- | +| [fzf] | Fuzzy finder, see [better-cli] | `choco install fzf` | +| [jq] | Query JSON using selectors | `choco install jq` | +| [pandoc] | Convert between markup/doc formats | `choco install pandoc` | +| sudo | "sudo"-like shell helper | `choco install sudo` | + +[fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf +[better-cli]: https://git.fromouter.space/Hamcha/stuff/src/branch/master/better-cli.md +[jq]: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ +[pandoc]: https://pandoc.org/ + +### Programming languages and runtimes + +| App | How to install | +| ---------------- | ----------------------- | +| [deno] | `choco install deno` | +| [elixir] | `choco install elixir` | +| [erlang] | `choco install erlang` | +| [LLVM] | `choco install llvm` | +| [nvm] (Node) | `choco install nvm` | +| [php] | `choco install php` | +| [Python] 2.x[^1] | `choco install python2` | +| [Python] 3.x[^1] | `choco install python3` | +| [yarn] | `choco install yarn` | +| [zig] | `choco install zig` | + +[nvm]: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm +[yarn]: https://yarnpkg.com/ +[php]: https://www.php.net/ +[deno]: https://deno.land/ +[elixir]: https://elixir-lang.org/ +[erlang]: https://erlang.org/ +[LLVM]: https://llvm.org/ +[Python]: https://www.python.org/ +[zig]: https://ziglang.org/ + +[^1]: You might want to [disable their builtin alias to the Windows Store versions](https://git.fromouter.space/Hamcha/stuff/src/branch/master/better-cli.md) + +### Docker / Kubernetes + +| App | What | How to install | +| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | +| [Docker CLI] | Docker CLI for remote docker | `choco install docker-cli` | +| [Docker Compose] | Docker Compose CLI | `choco install docker-compose` | +| [Kubernetes CLI] | kubectl CLI for remote k8s | `choco install kubernetes-cli` | +| [Helm] | Kubernetes package manager | `choco install kubernetes-helm` | +| [Kustomize] | K8S templating | `choco install kustomize` | +| [Minikube] | Run kubernetes locally (on HyperV or [VirtualBox]) | `choco install minikube` | +| [Skaffold] | Kubernetes dev and deploy tool | `choco install skaffold` | + +[Docker CLI]: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/ +[Docker Compose]: https://docs.docker.com/compose/ +[Kubernetes CLI]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/ +[Helm]: https://helm.sh/ +[Kustomize]: https://kustomize.io/ +[Minikube]: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube +[VirtualBox]: https://www.virtualbox.org/ +[Skaffold]: https://skaffold.dev/ + +## FAQ + +### Why not just use installers + +Package management is not just convenient for installing, you can also upgrade all your packages with `choco upgrade PACKAGENAME`! + +If you use ChocolateyGUI, you can check see all your installed packages, which ones have upgrades available and update all of them with one click! + +### What if I need particular options + +Some packages (like `php`) have special flags (like `/DontAddToPath`).