microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Support installing WinGet on Docker for Windows containers
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- C++
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
msix packages are not possible to install on Windows containers .
WinGet is an excellent means to acquire tools for containers.
Proposed technical implementation details
Provide a Windows Containers friendly package. xcopy - deployment zip for example.
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 reviewing the existing WinGet CLI installation and packaging paths, then compare them with Windows container constraints. Define the xcopy-style deployment package and verify that it can acquire tools in a Windows container without MSIX. The issue names no files or tests, so repository exploration and maintainer clarification are needed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, docker
- Domain
- cli, devops, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100