can you add WingetUI?

[cloud solar]

i don't think it runs over usb

there's no portable version of it

[tender fog]

Mmm

[cloud solar]

@tender fog

look what the dev said

[tender fog]

That is a pain that's a shame if well

[cloud solar]

not a shame, do people want portability while giving away stability or vice versa?

[dire sleet]

I know it's not what you requested, but running elevated commands like "WinGet upgrade --all" would be as 'portable'

[cloud solar]

Well, if you think so, why don't you ask Wingetui Dev?

[dire sleet]

Also, the project is in current development. You'll always want to get the latest version by default. Get WingetUI (soon UniGetUI) via WinGet, get it? So! My recommendation is to have a simple text file in the root of Medicat with things to install. WinGetUI could be on that list. As well as other great projects like f.lux. Community vote!

[cloud solar]

Why are you trying to make it like a daily driver?

[dire sleet]

My line of reasoning is that whether you're working on a PC you want to customize or one that needs repairs, WinGetUI can be the gateway. I prefer to leave as few traces as possible when doing repairs. I'm sure we have our choco stans in here and those who are CLI purists. They are very welcome to voice their opinions.

[dire sleet]

However! I'm not trying to be contradictory; running (nearly) everything as portable / PortableApp is certainly viable. And especially true if you can get your external device write protected (That's why there was a call to arms about the U3 drives)

[cloud solar]

UniGetUI is just a rebranding btw, not a development change
so it's not likely gonna get a portable edition

[dire sleet]

Not arguing. It absolutely won't get a portable version.

(codeblock formatting I don't care to look up right now) winget install wingetui

[cloud solar]

to be honest, how would winget be there in mini windows 10 when there's no desktop-app-installer or windows-store

[dire sleet]

Google, generate me a shruggie

[glad heath]

I've been using this for some time now, its useful but does have some minor issue now and then, its like ninite but before this I used https://winstall.app/ which could be useful to you.

[dire sleet]

I'll check that out. tbh, WingetUI, for me, is better suited for installs/customization on a new machine than a maintainer now. I get a fair amount of install fails on my main jalopy (some due to it trying to update that which was installed by other means) So I maintain lists of sw that are WinGet available and start from there. {Downside: many update EXE/MSI first and lag via other methods}

[dire sleet]

Ninite was da bomb in my XP days

[cloud solar]

this usually uses winget commands with && operator to run multiple commands at once, afaik how it does

[vagrant hull]

@cloud solar@tender fog you can download the installer from https://github.com/marticliment/WingetUI/releases and the option is there to preform a portable install

[cloud solar]

If they included the portable that's fine

[vagrant hull]

@cloud solar they do

[cloud solar]

Last time I used it, they didn't hmm

Unless it's a prerelease of Uniget name change

[dire sleet]

Well cool! I didn't see portable ever shown in the announcements. I hope they bring it back also.

[cloud solar]

Hmm, what can we do with it in a mini 10 since it's just live enviornment

Anything done resets

Or am I missing something

[dire sleet]

Yes, it would make sense to use this for an installed OS. Some portable apps are fine in both environments.

[cloud solar]

and yeah it's there

UniGetUI 3.1.0 alpha 1

the 2nd version of alpha

it does have portable installation, i'm unsure if it works with medicat

atleast it works standalone

[dire sleet]

As flexible as it is, I would hope Chris Titus would add it to "The Ultimate Windows Utility"