Linux has spoiled me over the last 26 years concerning installing applications, as it has had a command-line package installation program (apt-get) since 1999. Apt-get made it incredibly easy to ...

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 ...

If you're setting up a new Windows PC, installing 20 apps that you use every day will require opening the browser and ...

Whether you've just bought a new Windows 11 PC or you've had to start fresh on your existing one, it can be a hassle to get everything set up how you like it again. Installing all your apps is a ...

Nothing says sexy like I use a package manager to install apps instead of double-clicking boring executables. It just rolls off the tongue. But there is something fun about installing and updating ...

At its Build 2020 conference, which had to be held as an online-only event this time around due to the coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft had a bunch of announcements to make, some of which include new ...

Set up a Linux-esque way to install software on your Windows PC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you use Linux or WSL, you can ...

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Ask a longtime Windows user to share their biggest frustrations about the operating system, and you'll probably get an earful about the headaches of installing and maintaining apps. And for good ...

Installing a bunch of applications at once on Windows can be annoying. You need to find the installer packages, download them, then run them all, one after another ...