Winget, Microsoft's open source package manager for Windows

InfoWorld | Sep 14, 2023

Unlike the various breeds of Linux, Microsoft Windows hasn't really had a package management mechanism, except for ad-hoc third party offerings or the proprietary Microsoft Store. Winget offers a Microsoft-authored open source mechanism for managing, retrieving, and updating whole sets of software in Windows. Learn the basics of how Winget works, along with examples of how third-party apps can be built atop Winget for even easier package management solutions, too.

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