Post #4045325
2026-07-23 19:24 UTC
@norbipeti@toot.norbipeti.eu @veronica@explains.social
Winget and the other tools just download and automate the .EXE or .MSI installation process.
There is still only two app installation methods.
Hopefully I'll get to grips with the way Linux does thinks in time 😉🤷♂️
On windows I use GUI for Winget called UniGetUI which gives Windows a GUI package manager. Which itself can be installed via Winget 😌🖖
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@veronica@explains.social 2026-07-23 20:16
@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange @norbipeti@toot.norbipeti.eu "winget and the other tools just download and automate..." it's funny to me because that's what apt does in Debian/Ubuntu/etc: automates the installation of programs distributed as .deb files. I don't think it's all that different but the mindset is different? If you're running a Debian-based distro, for example, you can typically just double click on a .deb file you downloaded and run it. Much like an .exe on Windows? Of course, in both cases, you shouldn't do it unless you know what you're doing.