PapancaOct 1, 2023

Is there something like F-droid, but for windows software?

https://lemmy.world/post/6085881

Is there something like F-droid, but for windows software? - Lemmy.world

I find it quite hard to find open source software for windows. In time i might switch to linux, but for now i am stuck with windows 10. Is there some reliable place where you can search for open source software? Or is it that devs usually just don’t bother with windows?

Show threadpeople_are_cuteOct 1, 2023
Show threadstephenc
How do people like scoop and chocolatey better than winget? Winget is thousands of times more reliable and useful to me.
Oct 1, 2023 at 10:40amWeb
Show threadPyroOct 1, 2023

For me, Scoop feels faster and I also don’t have to remember/find the package name of what I want to install.

If I want to install Everything, I just type scoop install everything. I wanted Everything, it installs Everything. Easy. If I try winget install everything, no. I have to remember the author as well and type winget install voidtools.Everything. It’s just a bit annoying.

Plus, I know where all my software is with Scoop. Windows installers love flinging files all over your system, but with Scoop they’re all in the apps folder. It’s not always the case, but I trust Scoop apps to stay where they are more than Windows installers.

Show threadNixOct 1, 2023
Is there a reason you use Scoop instead of Chocolately?
Show threadPyroOct 1, 2023
I tried Chocolatey first, but ended up using Scoop after a while. It’s been years so I can’t remember why, but there was something about it that annoyed me enough to make the switch.
Show threadpeople_are_cuteOct 1, 2023

Winget… literally just acts as an installer downloader. Scoop and Chocolatey actually maintain repositories.

Not to mention Scoop offers a lot more Unix tools that winget won’t. Also it does everything cleanly in a single folder in your %userprofile% and never requires admin privileges.