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After hearing too many question about how many software packages we support with BigFix and why we do not support xyz,… I decided to change the situation and work on a Chocolatey integration.

For those who do not know Chocolatey, I would recommend to have a look here:

In short - it is a package manager for Microsoft Windows.

As Chocolatey hosts a really nice (free of charge!) package repository at https://chocolatey.org/packages, I thought it would be really cool, if we could make those packages available in IBM BigFix.

The integration I am working on is at the very early stages, but I would like to give you a sneak peek on my Chocolatey Fixlet generator:
https://youtu.be/IeviaADlApw

Additional Fixlets for managing Chocolatey will be published on BigFix.me as well.

Full technical details about the integration will be released after my session at the
IBM Master Skills University in London - Special gifts will be provided to those who join the session :wink:

Let me know, what you think about it and if this kind of integration might be useful for you. Feature requests are welcome!

Follow me on BigFix.me to get the latest version of the integration, once it is released: https://bigfix.me/user/freebitflow

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It’s a good idea. A few questions:

  1. Just installation packages for now, or Update/Uninstall as well?
  2. How are you generating the relevance?
  3. Have you considered using REST API integration to allow for it to be scheduled and automatically imported into a custom site?

Cool project!

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  1. Install, Uninstall and Reinstall/Upgrade by checking if the Chocolatey package is installed
  2. C# command line application, that is fetching package data from the Chocolatey repository and then generating the Fixlets by using a simple template. At a later stage, I will look into a Chocolatey package transformer, to get rid of the chocolatey framework requirement.
  3. Thought about using BigFix.me in the beginning, but I might offer an automatic local sync at a later stage as well.
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Looking forward to more on this project.

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Because of some of the issues with bigfix.me, I would suggest an alternative site like github or or IBM’s App Exchange.

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Love this idea! Can’t wait to try it.

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