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Ferdium | winget-pkgs | |
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216 | 98 | |
2,520 | 8,004 | |
6.6% | 2.2% | |
9.1 | 10.0 | |
4 days ago | 6 days ago | |
TypeScript | PowerShell | |
Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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Ferdium
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Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS
Also, as a different approach, to some degree Ferdium can act as a central place for various messaging platforms even if the integration that Pidgin (and Adium) and libPurple provided is not possible this way. Station is similar and a bit better but is in desperate need of developers. Both are FLOSS.
https://ferdium.org/
https://getstation.com/
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Is there a place to suggest software you'd like to be on the AUR? If not, let it be here!
I've moved on to Ferdium by the way via the ferdium-electron AUR package. I also use Tuta, Skiff, Google Messages and YouTube Music with it.
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1 Gb application size
I'm on linux and use Ferdium - believe that they have a mac version. Prepare to be blow away my friend -- its pretty much "Pidgin"(if you're that old to remember) for any web based application. I have it synced to so many thing.
- [Release] Ferdium v6.5.2
- [Release] Ferdium v6.4.1
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[Release] Ferdium v6.4.0
Upgrade 'electron' to '25.1.0' by @vraravam in https://github.com/ferdium/ferdium-app/pull/1235
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I've built a multi-session browser
looks good. you can use Ferdium too for that. https://ferdium.org/
- [Release] Ferdium v6.3.0
- I don't like xorg it is scary
winget-pkgs
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FFmpeg 7.0 Released
7.0 is now available: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/147886
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Packaging up NVIDIA driver updates...
I researched this for a WinGet thing: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/110618
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2 spaces? 4 spaces? One tab?
Ah, reminds me of that time I requested a .editorconfig file in a Microsoft repo: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/issues/329
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MS and Windows gets a lot of (well deserved) hate, but winget is just fantastic!
Take dropbox as an example. This is what the yaml manifest looks like for that if you install it through winget. It literally has a hardcoded link to an .exe installer hosted by dropbox and then just set the flags to silent. I am not spreading misinformation, you are.
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Windows is the malware compatibility layer for everything
It's not quite the same though, as there are different considerations when using a repository of things a unified group has decided should be included and built (or slightly modified existing) packages for and a repo where anyone can submit a package that will go through some level of vetting. In the end I still believe most this discussion is really about individuals and how much trust they apply towards different groups and sources and is not really about Linux or Windows in particular as much.
1: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs
- PowerToys Release 0.71
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installed from winget, where is it located?
I never used winget, but probably: - https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/issues/107858 - https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/4027
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of VLC - A Comprehensive Exploration of a Multimedia Powerhouse
It's probably not on the Store, winget pulls from both the Store and a community collection of manifests on GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs
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Seven.zip
I think that's part of the problem, if you don't have that package manager to bootstrap your signature key ring, DNS is your next best bootstrap. It is, of course, a terrible bootstrap for trust, but it is one so many users on Windows have been relying on for such a long time.
For power users on any modern Windows 10/Windows 11 there is at least WinGet now. Its manifests repo is becoming a very interesting (open) source of truth for common Windows applications. Admittedly, it in most cases doesn't seem to be checking specific code signatures in most cases either, but at least includes SHA checksums.
For instance, 7zip's manifests: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifes...
It's too bad there's still not a great option for "average user that doesn't know/trust how to use a CLI", given how sadly polluted the Microsoft Store can be for many common, especially Open Source, applications. For direct instance, because winget kindly includes Microsoft Store results when searching, there is a "7zip 22" in the Microsoft Store that costs some amount of money (winget details say "PaidUnknownPrice" for the pricing information; I'm on a corporate machine right now with the actual Store access locked so can't search in the actual Store right now) and the Publisher is listed as RepackagerExpress.com. (That website currently doesn't go anywhere, giving it a spot check.)
Having seen this, I may boot up my personal machine and try to report this specific Store listing for violating the Store's Open Source policies, though I'm unsure if such whackamole is all that useful. (Seems like it might be a useful winget feature request for it to provide Store Report URLs.)
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App deployment switches
For example, see that Firefox has /S here.
What are some alternatives?
franz - Franz is a free messaging app for services like WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger and many more.
ansible.windows - Windows core collection for Ansible
Ferdi - Ferdi is a free and opensource all-in-one desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps
Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.
Tangram - Browser for your pinned tabs
ctags - A maintained ctags implementation
hamsket - Free and Open Source messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.
appget - Free and open package manager for Windows.
PWAsForFirefox - A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox
winget-intune-win32 - Repository containing examples of how to use winget from Intune, also in system context.
nativefier - Make any web page a desktop application
gsudo - Sudo for Windows