Chocolateygui: Add export/import list of installed items

[superbonaci]

Please add an option to import/export the list of installed apps. This makes much easier to migrate to a new computer.

[astrom0]

This isn't an issue.

Did you check further afield?
Installing Packages

Get yourself the gui and it's a quick click to export the package config. Use the details above to import them to another machine. Easy.

[gep13]

@superbonaci I think I have to agree with @astrom0 here. There is already the ability to export the list of currently installed packages as a packages.config file. From there, you can then pass this packages.config file to the choco command line, which would install all of those application, including Chocolatey GUI.

If you are not happy with this workflow, then please feel free to respond to this issue, and we can discuss further.

[bcurran3]

@superbonaci

Old news, but...

About a month after you requested this, I made https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-package-list-backup

[astrom0]

@bcurran3 - thanks. I'll check it out. Reads like a worthwhile improvement.

[superbonaci]

@bcurran3 thank you very much!

[aress31]

Why not natively supporting the export feature with the CLI as some people (me for example) would rather use it over the GUI?
Additionally, when SSHing into a remote Windows machine we should be able to export all the installed packages as well.

[AdmiringWorm]

@AresS31 supporting exporting packages is in progress for the CLI.
See the following PR for the work in progress: https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/1825

[aress31]

Thanks @AdmiringWorm nice to know that this feature is coming.