Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Windows Package Manager (winget) it's amazing

Those coming from Linux have long used package managers, such as apt or rpm to install software. Package managers are great because you can install software from a trusted repository and simplifies the task of upgrading software to newer versions. 

For the longest time those on Windows did not have a built in OS package manager and have long relied 3rd party software such as Chocolatey or Ninite. In 2020, Microsoft released winget to help solve the problem of installing, upgrading, and removing 3rd party software on Windows.

Winget is great and hopefully will see more widespread adoption of this tool. I have also noticed that software installed through winget tends to not have PUP, or obnoxious add-ons. 

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