archchan@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIt's (usually) already installedlemmy.mlimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squaregnuplusmatt@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agowinget install Google.Chrome Windows has a package manager like a big boy OS these days
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI wonder how its packaged too, is winget firing off an MSI in the background with a silent flag?
minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoInteresting. Not much of a package manager, then 🤔
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt downloads a package, it installs a package and then offers to remove that package. How is it not a package manager?
minus-squareslimarev92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYeah, but it’s mid at best. Many apps open a GUI installer even with winget. Also updates for many apps don’t work (if the app doesn’t save its version properly in the registry).
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI mean its still Windows, they dont package anything thats the job of the apps.
winget install Google.Chrome
Windows has a package manager like a big boy OS these days
Who packages chrome?
I wonder how its packaged too, is winget firing off an MSI in the background with a silent flag?
That’s exactly what it does.
Interesting. Not much of a package manager, then 🤔
It downloads a package, it installs a package and then offers to remove that package. How is it not a package manager?
Yeah, but it’s mid at best. Many apps open a GUI installer even with winget. Also updates for many apps don’t work (if the app doesn’t save its version properly in the registry).
I mean its still Windows, they dont package anything thats the job of the apps.