Editions #
Unless your specific deployment needs require the extended/deploy edition, we recommend the extended edition.
Package managers #
Chocolatey #
[Chocolatey] is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:
choco install hugo-extended
Scoop #
[Scoop] is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:
scoop install hugo-extended
Winget #
[Winget] is Microsoft’s official free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:
winget install Hugo.Hugo.Extended
To uninstall the extended edition of Hugo:
winget uninstall --name "Hugo (Extended)"
Comparison #
| Prebuilt binaries | Package managers | Build from source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to install? | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Easy to upgrade? | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Easy to downgrade? | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: [^2] | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Automatic updates? | :x: | :x: [^1] | :x: |
| Latest version available? | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |