winget-create
The Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator command-line tool (aka wingetcreate) (by microsoft)
Chocolatey
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows (by chocolatey)
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| winget-create | Chocolatey | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 384 | |
| 377 | 9,364 | |
| 1.9% | 1.3% | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C# | C# | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
winget-create
Posts with mentions or reviews of winget-create.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-13.
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Automatically upgrade your package on winget with GitHub Actions
This workflow uses Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator to update and submit a new version of a package manifest
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Announcing Windows Package Manager 1.1
Yes, any installer (MSIX, MSI, EXE) may be added (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs). There is even a new tool the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-create) to make it easier to build a manifest and submit it to the GitHub repository. Portable / Stanalone .exe files and .zip files aren't supported yet, but they are on the backlog.
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Windows Package Manager 1.0
You can also add your programs or packages by executing winget install wingetcreate to install the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator. Once the tool has been installed, execute wingetcreate new provide the URL to the installer. Then the tool will download the installer, parse it to determine any of the manifest values available in the installer, and guide you through the process to generate a valid manifest. If you provide your GitHub credentials when prompted, it will even fork the repository, create a new branch, submit a pull request, and provide you the URL to track its progress.
Chocolatey
Posts with mentions or reviews of Chocolatey.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-21.
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K8S Quickstart & Helm
Package management is not a new concept in the software industry. On Linux distros, you manage software installation and removal with package managers such as YUM/RPM or APT. On Windows, you can use Chocolatey or Homebrew on Mac.
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Why would anyone need AD/AAD when you can manage devices through Saltstack?
https://github.com/saltstack/salt https://github.com/chocolatey/choco https://github.com/nextcloud https://github.com/authelia/authelia https://github.com/grafana/grafana
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Quick Start: VS Code Setup for Kintone Customization Development
For Windows, use Chocolatey → choco install mkcert
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What do you use to manage Windows?
You could check out Chocolatey. I have never used it extensively, more just testing, but from what I have heard it is pretty solid
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Using Parallel Processing in Node.js and its Limitations
First, you must install the latest stable version of Node.js to ensure worker threads can work on your Node.js application. You can install Node.js via a package manager such as Homebrew (Mac) or Chocolatey (Windows) with the below command.
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New Chocolatey product releases available
https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/3173 We also created a blog post about this release, which you can find here:
It's the upgrade, the issue is known and it's being worked on with high priority. https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3183
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Possibly the worst name for a javascript library : Vanilla Javascript
It would create confusion with Chocolatey.
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Can I boot from a (max size of 10GB) customized Windows ISO with pre-installed software to deploy my server everytime?
Thanks, I didnt know about Chocolatey Software | Chocolatey - The package manager for Windows , it seems that I can then put them into a script to install several softwares.
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Scoop
How does it compare to Chocolatey? https://chocolatey.org/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing winget-create and Chocolatey you can also consider the following projects:
winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).
Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.
Squirrel - An installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps
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HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley 2, 2018.
PSAppDeployToolkit - Project Homepage & Forums
WSL - Source code behind the Windows Subsystem for Linux documentation.
notepad-plus-plus - Notepad++ official repository
awesome-piracy - A curated list of awesome warez and piracy links
nvs - Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js
PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity