Windows developers have long looked at Linux’s surfeit of package managers with envy. Having a simple command line tool like apt or rpm that would install an application and all its prerequisites ...

Devolutions, a global leader in secure access and IT management solutions, today announced it has acquired UniGetUI, a free, open-source graphical interface for Windows package managers. Under terms ...

Looking for a tool to automate installing, configuring, upgrading and uninstalling software packages on Windows systems? Time to check out Chocolatey. I’ve administered both Windows and Linux systems ...

Setting up a new machine quickly turns into hours of downloading and running installers. You've probably spent hours hunting down installers from sketchy websites ...

Last week, Microsoft released the first stable version of its Windows 10 package manager, Winget, which enables users to manage apps via command-line. Much like package managers available on other ...

Package managers are one of the most useful tools you can use on a PC to get things set up quickly. They don't have the same widespread adoption on Windows that they do on Linux, and that's because ...

Windows 10 PowerShell, using OneGet to install a package Read: How to get the Windows 10 Technical Preview OneGet was originally rolled out as part of the Windows Management Framework 5.0 preview for ...

If you are not using a package manager on your Windows system to install applications and other software, you should. Period. End of story. Searching for, downloading, and installing applications ...

Have you ever wondered how easy it would be if every time you upgraded to a new operating system, changed your computer, or reinstalled the old operating system, you could type a command, and all the ...

Microsoft has released the first stable version of the native Winget Windows 10 package manager that helps you manage applications directly from the command line. Just as other package managers ...

They may not be sexy, but package managers are an integral part of every developer's work -- using the right ones can make you more productive. Read on to find out what -- and where -- they are. It's ...