Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
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You’re talking just package managers? Winget has existed for about 5 years. Not to mention the many third party package managers like chocolatey and appget.
But winget is still somewhat hacky, this would make use of the actual system updates system and be opt in for better integration
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If they do this, i will stop using windows.
Would you though? Many people say the same thing but here we are. Windows is still dominant in spite of all its failings.
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If they do this, i will stop using windows.
Leaving it for what exactly? Linux? If so, I have some bad news about linux package managers.
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Microsoft trying is darndest to comfort me in my decision to move to linux ʘ‿ʘ
So you left windows for an OS that already handles updates this way, and now you're mad that windows is doing it?
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Leaving it for what exactly? Linux? If so, I have some bad news about linux package managers.
Linux is not Windows.
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Hey, if it means I don't have to pick between five ways to package the same app I may call it a wash.
Of course Windows already has two of those and one sucks.
I'm really torn on this one because I don't necessarily want every app to have to keep a service or do a launch check for updates every time, I'd rather have a single update manager. That's better. But I don't want Windows to know everything I have installed and whether or not it's updated and to pester me with updates of zombie apps I haven't used in years. That's worse.
I guess it comes down to implementation. So knowing MS's track record I am not holding my breath here.
They already know everything you have installed. They have an option to "disable" telemetry but who knows how reliable that is.
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Linux is not Windows.
I agree. My point stands, though. You, a Linux user, believes it is bad that windows plans to handle updates the same way Linux does. That is very weird to me.
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But winget is still somewhat hacky, this would make use of the actual system updates system and be opt in for better integration
Is it? I’ve never actually bothered to look under the hood. I’ll have to give it a peek some time.
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I agree. My point stands, though. You, a Linux user, believes it is bad that windows plans to handle updates the same way Linux does. That is very weird to me.
windows plans to handle updates the same way Linux does
Windows will have snaps and flatpacks and user repo packages that all update separately using separate update utilities, which are themselves separate from the package manager for the general OS?
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Is it? I’ve never actually bothered to look under the hood. I’ll have to give it a peek some time.
I only speak from trying to use it as a package manager, it's reliant on people making custom silent install scripts and updating packages correctly. I had some apps that didn't have their version updated in some file so it always reported being out of date to Winget so it was always downloading and reinstalling. Just janky primarily with third party apps.
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I agree. My point stands, though. You, a Linux user, believes it is bad that windows plans to handle updates the same way Linux does. That is very weird to me.
windows update is known to force updates down your throat, even when it is just not appropriate right now. that's not how things work on linux.
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Ah yes.
Windows Store might be a good name for it.
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Leaving it for what exactly? Linux? If so, I have some bad news about linux package managers.
the package managers for linux that i know of are great because you can easily control everything they do
