Microsoft has released a command-line version of the Microsoft Store that can install, update, and uninstall apps with simple text commands. Microsoft Store Command-Line Interface uses straightforward ...

WinGet is one of the best additions to Windows in a long time. For years, power users had been clamoring for a proper package manager along the lines of what Linux offers, and options did exist from ...

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 ...

It's always exciting to set up a new PC after the purchase, but of course, ideally it wouldn't take very long, especially when you want to get it up and running as soon as possible. However, manually ...

Homebrew now has an official MacOS GUI app for visual package management, offering a graphical alternative to the popular ...

Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...