• scoop -> to install stuff
  • PSget -> to install stuff
  • concfg -> to configure stuff
  • chocolatey -> package manager
  • PowerShellGallery-> to install stuff

Setting up:

  • Open administator powershell
  • Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
  • iwr https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | iex
  • choco install ConEmu
  • choco install git
  • choco install poshgit
  • Install-Module -Name ZLocation
  • choco install visualstudiocode
  • choco install python3
  • choco install python2
  • choco install mingw
  • choco install cmake
  • choco install doxygen
  • choco install miktex
  • choco install texstudio
  • choco install googlechrome
  • choco install firefox
  • choco install dropbox
  • choco install sumatrapdf
  • choco install slack

some less useful stuff:

  • choco install gimp
  • choco install inkscape
  • choco install wireshark
  • choco install audacity

Via PSget:

  • PSColor : adds coloring
  • posh-git -> to have git in powershell
  • out-diff : for reading diff files from git
  • jump-location : for navigating about the file directory

Via Scoop:

  • vim
  • git
  • concfg : configuration
  • openssh

Chocolatey

Remote access stuff

ssh

use putty, which has a command “plink”: plink <username>@<server>

ftp

putty also has pscp: pscp <list of local files> <username>@<server>:<subdirectory tree>