It’s been years since I’ve used Windows at home, but I still have a Firefox installer exe hanging around on my server on the offchance I ever need to use it again. Thanks for showing me it’s no longer necessary.
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wioum@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just a reminder that you dont need to touch Edge to download a browser on w11.
With cmd:
Librewolf: winget install -e --id LibreWolf.LibreWolf
or
Firefox: winget install -e --id Mozilla.Firefox
DigDoug@lemmy.world 1 day ago
toynbee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Did
wingetreplacechocolatey?Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Not replace, but it’s an official alternative from M$.
toynbee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Noted, thanks!
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
wingetships with Windows by default.I understand that it is based on
chocolateyto some degree.toynbee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I guess it’s cool that Windows finally has an official package manager.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Yes. It is very little, very late.
But it was a huge quality of life relief to me, when I still had a Windows install to deal with.
Toribor@corndog.social 1 day ago
Winget is still playing catch-up in my experience. Microsoft’s own office365 winget package is broken constantly.
zebidiah@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
But why touch win11 in the first place??
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not everyone is as far along in their journey to freedom.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Also some of us are stuck with necessary stupid software that has no Linux releases and doesn’t run in proton/wine yet.
whatsgoingdom@rollenspiel.forum 1 day ago
I’ve had great success with winboat for a lot of software including m365.