microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add support for .appxupload files as InstallerUrl-s in manifests.
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Although it can be counted on two hands (possibly one) how many app devs that make their .appxupload files publicly available as standalone files, adding support for it would come with the remarkable benefit that it'd make Winget able to install them whereas App Installer doesn't.
Cases I know of at the time of writing (1 listed case per publisher):
- https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_Test/VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_x86_arm_bundle.appxupload.zip
- https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/network/kdeconnect-kde/release-25.08/windows/kdeconnect-kde-release_25.08-5537-windows-cl-msvc2022-x86_64.appxupload
- https://resources.oreilly.com/examples/9781849686709/-/raw/master/6709EN_Code/6709EN_Code/6709_06_codes/ApplicationLifecycleSample/ApplicationLifecycleSample/AppPackages/ApplicationLifecycleSample_1.0.0.1_AnyCPU_Debug.appxupload
Proposed technical implementation details
Allow the use of .msu files in InstallerUrl-s, in much the same way as what is the case at the time of writing with .msix/.appx/.msixbundle/.appxbundle.
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 in the WinGet CLI code that handles InstallerUrl values for .msix, .appx, .msixbundle, and .appxbundle files. Trace how those URLs are validated and installed, and clarify the issue's conflicting references to .appxupload and .msu. Done means the intended .appxupload cases are accepted and installed through InstallerUrl handling, with corresponding tests where that behavior is covered.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100