chocolatey - What does "(Install)" mean in a package?

example: https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=notepad%2B%2B

Does Chocolatey run the native program installer? If I prefer simplicity, should I avoid packages with (Install) in their name?

Answer

Excerpt from Chocolatey.org:

This package is likely a meta/virtual (*) or an installer (*.install) or portable (*.portable) application package.

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• Install (*.install/*.app (deprecated naming convention)) - uses native installers, usually requires administrative access to install.

Whether you should avoid them or not is a question of opinion. You should form your own opinions.