Feature Request: Install WinGet manifests

[upintheairsheep]

Please add support for installing Win32/non-msix-appx packages from WinGet's community repository, via a search API, and using the provided flags or portable package executable(s) to run the setup package.

[upintheairsheep]

The vast majority of all WinGet packages do not use appx, msix, or appinstaller.

[austin987]

Please add support for installing Win32/non-msix-appx packages from WinGet's community repository, via a search API, and using the provided flags or portable package executable(s) to run the setup package.

I'm not very familiar with winget, so some explanation / more details would be helpful (or, preferably, a pull request ;)).

The first hit I get on google is https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/, which gives a .msixbundle file. Similarly, if I look at the github page (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli), that's what's on their download page.

Wine doesn't appear to be able to run that. I.e.,

• wine Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
• wine msiexec /i Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
• wine start Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle

All fail.

[upintheairsheep]

Please add support for installing Win32/non-msix-appx packages from WinGet's community repository, via a search API, and using the provided flags or portable package executable(s) to run the setup package.

I'm not very familiar with winget, so some explanation / more details would be helpful (or, preferably, a pull request ;)).

The first hit I get on google is https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/, which gives a .msixbundle file. Similarly, if I look at the github page (https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli), that's what's on their download page.

Wine doesn't appear to be able to run that. I.e.,

• wine Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
• wine msiexec /i Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
• wine start Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle

All fail.

MSIX, APPX, etc should be ignored for winetricks.

[austin987]

Okay...so what is the request here if not to install winget?