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minus-squareSlashme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago“apt install <program>” is just so much nicer than running some weird installer.
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agohttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/
minus-squarealoofPenguin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe thing with winget, i believe, I that when installing non-MS store programs, you still have to go through the program’s installer. Whereas you don’t need to look at an installer with apt or similar
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWinget , chocolatey, scoop… Windows is feeling almost like a real OS now!
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoalso it makes it easier to have an overview over what programs are actually installed on the system. and you can easily set up a computer to have certain packages installed by just giving it a list of package names.
“apt install <program>” is just so much nicer than running some weird installer.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/
The thing with winget, i believe, I that when installing non-MS store programs, you still have to go through the program’s installer.
Whereas you don’t need to look at an installer with
aptor similarWinget , chocolatey, scoop… Windows is feeling almost like a real OS now!
also it makes it easier to have an overview over what programs are actually installed on the system. and you can easily set up a computer to have certain packages installed by just giving it a list of package names.