Windows PackageManagement is a "Package Manager Manager". It provides a PowerShell interface for users and provides an API to allow other package managers and installers to "plug in" to it as providers. It fulfills a similar role as apt-get, yum, rpm etc. in the Linux world in that it allows the automation of package discovery and installation.
Questions tagged [windows-packagemanagement]
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How do I use Windows 10 built-in package manager?
I'm finding Windows 10 package management not very intuitive. Below are my adventures in trying to install VLC, which sounds like a very common test case for a package manager.
Find-Package vlc
Nope
Find-Package -Update
Nope
Install-Package…
Jonathan
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How to remove/uninstall corrupted winget package?
When I run winget list python I get that Python.Python.3 is installed by winget; however, running python says the executable is missing.
winget uninstall --id Python.Python.3 runs the uninstaller but the uninstaller halts and does not complete.
Is…
treedust
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Is there a built-in package management system in Windows?
Does Windows come with a package manager these days? I haven't used Windows in years. I'm hoping it has something similar to yum, apt, pacman, etc. found on various Linux distros. Obviously Windows isn't Linux, but it sounds like Windows and…
voices
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Understand difference between Package Management (formerly OneGet) and Chocolatey, and Get Started using OneGet in Win10 RTM?
I am confused about Chocolatey, and OneGet (renamed later Package Management).
Does one currently just install chocolatey, and use it, if one is on Windows 10 Pro RTM, which supposedly shipped with OneGet cmdlets inside powershell already? (They…
Warren P
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Where do I find my oneget Windows Package Management installed apps?
I just installed the newest windows 10 ctp and wanted to try oneget to install everything I need.
When using for example find-package vlc | install-package -verbose -force it gives me the following output:
VERBOSE: NuGet: Installing 'vlc…
wullxz
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How to get OneGet/PackageManagement to work on Windows 10 Home?
I'm trying to install Google Chrome by OneGet. As I understand OneGet should be default package manager in Windows 10.
I'm typing get-command -Module OneGet and gets nothing.
find-package chrome returns "No match was found for the specified search…
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List local chocolatey packages and order by installation date
Chocolatey packages tend to accumulate when you have installed them long ago and have stopped using them later. I could go manually through a list of local packages
choco list -lo
But with a long list, it starts to be tedious. Is there a way to…
Dr_Zaszuś
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Is it possible to change the installation directory using OneGet?
I'm trying to install an app, for example Firefox using:
Install-Package -Name Firefox -Source chocolatey
But by default it installs on C:\Program Files. I would like instead make it install on D:\Program Files.
Is there a way to change the…
BrunoLM
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How to install WSA on Windows 11 for my user
First of all, WSA is not available on Microsoft Store in my region. I searched online and performed the following steps:
Download the latest .msix bundle from https://store.rg-adguard.net/
Confirm…
sudoer
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Do I need to code sign my executables to add my application to WinGet?
The WinGet spec lists the Minimal singleton YAML file example (which I will display below as of 6/17/2021) shows a SignatureSha256 value, which I think signifies that the executables must be signed... Which costs money.. as there are only a handful…
Alice
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Can't seem to make OneGet/Chocolatey work on Windows 10
I got pretty excited about OneGet. But I can't get it to work.
I followed the instructions here: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AptGetForWindowsOneGetAndChocolateyOnWindows10.aspx .
Basicaly, what I get is that I do install-package vlc (or git, or…
Zsolt Szatmari
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How to specify winget installation folder
I would like to use winget, on Windows 10, as a packet manager, it seems to work pretty well. However I have encountered a big inconvenience: I seem to be not able to specify the location of the installation folder. In the online documentation I…
Noumeno
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How can I uninstall Windows app packages through the command-line?
I know that Windows app (even the bloatware ones) can be removed through PowerShell, but I would like to achieve the same goal through the command-line processor. I used this guide that I found on How-To Geek to remove the apps I didn't want when I…
Mr. Mendelli
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How to install missing Windows System Apps distributed through the Microsoft Store or as App Packages?
More than 6 years ago I set up my PC and installed Windows 10. (I am confident, that I used an official image from the Microsoft website). I noticed that most of the system apps were not installed on the machine. For example the windows calculator…
The A
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Programs installed via OneGet doesn't show up
I followed this guide to install VLC via OneGet.
However VLC doesn't show up in the start menu or in the "Add or remove program" after it has been successfully installed.
What am I doing wrong?
Commands
PS C:\Users\Snebjorn> get-packageprovider…
Snæbjørn
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