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PowerShell DSC Resources for WinGet
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I would like to be able to use PowerShell DSC to install and configure WinGet.
Several issues have made mention to challenges associated with getting WinGet installed (or in a valid state) on different Windows SKUs or environments:
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2040
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2081
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2222
@cdhunt also made a PR with a PowerShell script to help with this challenge:
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/2474
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2230
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2434
A couple of mentions have also suggested PowerShell DSC:
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/698#issuecomment-1070044758
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/291#issuecomment-632922571
Proposed technical implementation details
As we are nearing the first release of WinGet PowerShell modules and cmdlets, this would be aligned with that same effort.
- #221
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the PowerShell modules and cmdlets effort referenced in #221, then review the related issues and the PowerShell script PR linked in this issue. Done would mean defining and implementing DSC resources that can install and configure WinGet across the Windows SKUs and environments described.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100