PREPARATION

Before you actually start creating packages, I recommend you install the following program packages. These will help you in down the road. I'll explain later how they are helpful. You can install them manually or download the packages.config at the end to batch install them easily with "choco install packages.config -y"

• autohotkey.install - for the "hard" stuff
• becyicongrabber - "borrow" icons from programs
• elevate and/or sudo - when you forget to run as admin
• innoextract - extract files from packaged .EXEs
• marker - display/edit your markdown for package descriptions
• notepad++ - great programmer's text editor
• uninstallview - shows uninstall commands for programs
• ussf - tells you the silent install settings for many installer types
• wget - to test your download links
• winrar - extract self executing EXE files to get to the "real stuff"

easy way: Richt click and save the link to download the file https://github.com/bcurran3/ChocolateyPackages/blob/master/_packagingtools_/packages.config