Windows 11 Pretends to Be Linux

The good parts of Windows 11 are all attempts at being more like Linux: WSL, winget, Terminal winget --help Windows Package Manager v1.5752 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The winget command line utility enables installing applications and other packages from the command line. usage: winget [<command>] [<options>] The following commands are available: install Installs the given package show Shows information about a package source Manage sources of packages search Find and show basic info of packages list Displays installed packages upgrade Shows and performs available upgrades uninstall Uninstalls the given package help Shows help for all available commands validate Validates a manifest file settings Open settings or set administrator settings features Shows the status of experimental features export Exports a list of the installed packages import Installs all the packages in a file pin Manage package pins For more details on a specific command, pass it the help argument. [-?] The following options are available: --version Display the version of the tool --info Display general info of the tool -?, --help Shows help about the selected command --wait Asks the user to press any key before exiting --logs, --open-logs Open the default logs location --verbose, --verbose-logs Enables verbose logging for winget --disable-interactivity Disable interactive prompts

A screenshot of a Framework social media post says that the best parts of Windows 11 are its attempts to imitate Linux, specifically WSL, winget, and Terminal. Below it, a Windows Terminal window displays the winget help command. The joke is that Windows is praised for features that make it feel more like Linux, implying its native Windows features are less appealing. EN: A screenshot of a Framework social media post says that the best parts of Windows 11 are its attempts to imitate Linux, specifically WSL, winget, and Terminal. Below it, a Windows Terminal window displays the winget help command. The joke is that Windows is praised for features that make it feel more like Linux, implying its native Windows features are less appealing.

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