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Multiple packages with the same name is due to popularity of the platform. Not really a chocolatey problem per se - you have that on other known managers too. Y

Multiple packages with the same name is due to popularity of the platform. Not really a chocolatey problem per se - you have that on other known managers too. You can use one with most downloads. Updates take forever ? What does that mean and why would you care tbh if it takes minute more or less as it is unattended ?

GordonS 6y ago
> Multiple packages with the same name is due to popularity of the platform. Not really a chocolatey problem per se I mean, it is a chocolatey, because they allow multiple packaged for the same software. I don't have this problem with scoop. > You can use one with most downloads. Sometimes it's that simple, but other times there are material differences between the packages, or multiple packages with about the same number of downloads. And then in the comments for package A you have people saying "this is rubbish, use package B instead!"... and of course, in the comments for package B you have people saying "this is rubbish, use package A instead!". Honestly, I can't be bothered with it - package managers are supposed to make things easier. > Updates take forever ? What does that mean and why would you care tbh if it takes minute more or less as it is unattended ? I didn't mean the time the actual install took, that's clearly nothing to do with chocolately - I meant that packages are often not updated by the maintainers.
- majkinetor 6y ago
  > I mean, it is a chocolatey, because they allow multiple packaged for the same software. I think this is more healthy then having one with maintainers refusing to do stuff you may need. The real thing would be for vendors releasing packages but we are far from that in Windows land. My hope for MS WinGet was that since it is backup from MS that vendors will adopt it, but since it sucks, this will probably not be the case. > I meant that packages are often not updated by the maintainers. Yeah, that was the problem far more before then today. I created AU to solve that issue [1]. [1]: https://github.com/majkinetor/au https://github.com/majkinetor/au

GordonS 6y ago

> Multiple packages with the same name is due to popularity of the platform. Not really a chocolatey problem per se I mean, it is a chocolatey, because they allow multiple packaged for the same software. I don't have this problem with scoop. > You can use one with most downloads. Sometimes it's that simple, but other times there are material differences between the packages, or multiple packages with about the same number of downloads. And then in the comments for package A you have people saying "this is rubbish, use package B instead!"... and of course, in the comments for package B you have people saying "this is rubbish, use package A instead!". Honestly, I can't be bothered with it - package managers are supposed to make things easier. > Updates take forever ? What does that mean and why would you care tbh if it takes minute more or less as it is unattended ? I didn't mean the time the actual install took, that's clearly nothing to do with chocolately - I meant that packages are often not updated by the maintainers.

majkinetor 6y ago
> I mean, it is a chocolatey, because they allow multiple packaged for the same software. I think this is more healthy then having one with maintainers refusing to do stuff you may need. The real thing would be for vendors releasing packages but we are far from that in Windows land. My hope for MS WinGet was that since it is backup from MS that vendors will adopt it, but since it sucks, this will probably not be the case. > I meant that packages are often not updated by the maintainers. Yeah, that was the problem far more before then today. I created AU to solve that issue [1]. [1]: https://github.com/majkinetor/au https://github.com/majkinetor/au