UMCG - Installing VLC Mediaplayer in Chocolatey

UMCG - Installing VLC Mediaplayer in Chocolatey

How to install VLC Mediaplayer throught chocolatey

Note: For UMCG users Chocolatey is only available through the VM template "Windows-UMCG-Default-24.01/1.0.1".

Step-by-step:

1. Launch Chocolatey GUI. Open the GUI by choosing the Windows button on the left bottom of your screen and type GUI. 




2. Launching the application might prompt a User Account Control pop-up, asking you to confirm if you want to allow the software to make changes to your device. Select 'Yes'.



3. The Chocolatey user interface should now open. Click on 'UMCG' on the left side of the window to navigate to the available software packages. 



4. Select the software package you wish to install by double-clicking on the icon. In this example VLC Mediaplayer will be installed. Double click on the tile VLC3011.




5. The new window (see the image above) will show some additional information about the software package, like the version number or a description. For installing, click on 'Install' in the bottom right corner of your window.

Note: Depending on the software it might take a short while for the installation to start. The installation will work like a regular installation from a downloaded .exe or similar file.

      6.1 Wait for the installation to be installed (silent install, so there will be no options for the user to choose during the installation)
 

After a moment, in the UMCG tab of the Chocolatey GUI, you can see that VLC Mediaplayer is installed.