TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoPersonally I'm grateful to not need 3rd party packageslemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1490arrow-down18
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minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up69arrow-down2·edit-23 days ago It is functionally similar to running a random installer you found So basically how Windows users have been acquiring their software for the last 30 years.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoTechnical users that are comfortable at a command line often use WinGet these days. It works in Windows Sandbox too; you just need to manually install it.
minus-squareOverspark@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 days agoWinGet is nothing more than a list of random packages on Github.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoDon’t forget they stole it from the app get and refused to hire its dev.
minus-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoFacts. It’s also the worst package manager on Windows anyway.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAren’t they at least hashed, so WinGet can verify that the package hasn’t been tampered with?
minus-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoMy ranking of package managers on Windows: Chocolatey: the oldest and has the most packages. Packages are AV scanned. Enterprisey. Scoop: Somewhat fewer packages, but easier to package for. More technical focus. FOSSy. Winget: fewest packages, and Microsoft literally stole it from its creator. I’m not aware of any reason to use winget over choco or scoop.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoSure. Doesn’t change anything about my comment though, Winget is relatively new and unknown for most users.
So basically how Windows users have been acquiring their software for the last 30 years.
Technical users that are comfortable at a command line often use WinGet these days. It works in Windows Sandbox too; you just need to manually install it.
WinGet is nothing more than a list of random packages on Github.
Don’t forget they stole it from the app get and refused to hire its dev.
Facts. It’s also the worst package manager on Windows anyway.
Aren’t they at least hashed, so WinGet can verify that the package hasn’t been tampered with?
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My ranking of package managers on Windows:
Sure. Doesn’t change anything about my comment though, Winget is relatively new and unknown for most users.