TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoPersonally I'm grateful to not need 3rd party packageslemmy.worldimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down17
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minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up67arrow-down2·edit-215 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-up5arrow-down1·15 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-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 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-up1·14 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.
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.