microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
WinGet for Linux
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Issue-Feature
- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
My idea would be if you could make a functioning version of winget for Linux
Proposed technical implementation details
People would like to have at least query functionality on Unix/unix-like OSes
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
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reviewing the existing WinGet CLI and its platform assumptions, then define the Linux scope and query behavior; done means a functioning Linux or Unix-like implementation that supports package queries.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100