Winget: The Future of Windows Package Management
In this video, we'll be taking a look at winget, a new command-line package manager for Windows 10. With winget, you can easily install, update, and manage your Windows applications from the command line. We'll show you how to get started with winget, including how to install it, search for packages, and install those packages. We'll also show you some advanced features like creating a manifest file to automate the installation of multiple packages. This is a must-watch video for any Windows developer or administrator looking to improve their workflow and streamline their application deployment process. By the end of this video, you'll be able to confidently use winget to manage your Windows applications.
Contents of this video
0:00 Introduction to package managers
0:50 Introduction to WinGet (Windows Package Manager)
1:07 Requirements to use WinGet
1:17 How to Install packages using WinGet
1:46 How to search for packages using WinGet
1:58 How to upgrade existing packages with WinGet
2:25 Disadvantages of WinGet
2:45 WinGet broken down
3:35 How software vendors are using WinGet
4:00 File types supported by WinGet
4:15 Explanation of package manifest files for WinGet
4:40 Explanation of WinGet create utility
5:00 More info on WinGet manifest files
5:25 Where does Winget get software packages from
5:56 Third party WinGet repositories
Resources discussed in the video:
Winget Community Repository - https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs
Winget CLI GitHub Repository - https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli