New Update Managing apps with WingetUI

Neno

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For anyone who loves 'winget'... now with a GUI.


P.S. Don't forget the update command :)
CMD (or PowerShell) > winget upgrade --all --include-unknown
 

brambedkar59

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Version 1.6.5 (Latest)
Fixed a crash if korean language was active. This release also brings changes listed on release 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 changelog
Fixed an issue where chocolatey packages were not loaded
Fixed issues whith ghost or missing packages in different circumstances
Using the parameter /NoAutoStart the installer will not launch WingetUI
Fixed an issue where selected packages wouldn't get installed at all
Fixed an issue where packages wouldn't be uninstallable from the updates section
Improved the context menu tooltip text. It now provides more information
Added Persian and Norwegian language
Fixed version not showing on the infobox.
Other minor improvements and bugfixes.
Added the ability to share packages:
Users wil be able to get a specific url for a package
This url will show a page with a button to launch WingetUI
WingetUI will launch with the infobox window on the specified package (if WingetUI is running on the system tray)
 

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Gandalf_The_Grey

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WingetUI 1.7.0 Beta 1
This is a beta release, and it has been published for testing purposes only. It is not expected to be daily-driven.

Big changes:
  • Lots of improvements and fixes regadring how installs are manager. Installations tend to fail less
  • The packager updates blacklisting feature has been redesigned
  • Scrolling has been smoothened out
  • The package details shows more information, and allows to specify some installation options
  • The share interface has been replaced by the System Integrated one
  • The ability to cache administrator rights has been added
  • Notifications are now more integrated and have built-in buttons.
  • Lots of minor changes and improvements
 

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WingetUI 1.7.0

New features:​

  • A new interface is available to ignore updates. It allows:
    • Pinning packages
    • Skipping a version of a package.
    • Viewing and removing single packages from the blacklist
  • The Package Details window has a new section that allows to customize the install:
    • All the options are under a collapsable widget
    • User can modify:
      • Architecture to install
      • Installation environment (user or machine, local or global, etc.)
      • Version to install (can automatically blacklist packages when installed, so older versions don't get updated when installed manually)
      • Custom parameters to pass to the installer. There is now a textbox to be able to do that
    • The Command label has been improved to adapt to the new options and toggles.
  • Notifications have been reworked:
    • Notifications will now show buttons on them, to make quick actions easier to reach.
    • Notifications can now be enabled/disabled depending on their category.
  • A new, system-integrated share popup has been implemented
  • Administrator preferences have been reworked:
    • Package managers can be automatically elevated.
    • The user has the option to cache administrator rights.

Improvements​

  • WingetUI Interface has been improved:
    • Context menus have more options, and more organized
    • Toolbars show more relevant actions, removing some redundancies with the context menus
    • Scrolling has been improved, featuring:
      • Smooth mouse scrolling
      • Better support for keyboard scrolling
      • Reurn to top buttons
    • The launch popup has been improved.
    • TreeWidgets StyleSheets have been improved to use more efficiently the space available on the window
    • Transparencies have been reworked across the interface, in a way where the interface is now much more responsive
  • Chocolatey support has been improved:
    • Installations won't show a 20-second delay anymore
    • More information is available in the details window
  • Scoop support has been improved:
    • Packages are now cached, so loading times are notably faster.
    • More information is available in the details window
    • Error handling has been improved on already-installed updates.
    • Auto-elevation has been improved on uninstalls
  • Winget support has been improved:
    • Packages are now cached, so loading times are notably faster.
    • Error handling has been improved on already-installed updates.
    • "Unknown" updates are now properly handled (thanks to the new version skipping feature)
Other minor improvements and bugfixes are present, but they haven't been listed here. See the Full Changelog for more details: 1.6.5...1.7.0
 

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