APX WSL in winget #3660
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I think it would be a valuable addition to winget to add direct support for various Linux package managers via WSL. It appears to be doable to extend the search and install commands to include wsl packages as separate sources. Winget could also track the changes to the distro's PATH and add Windows aliases to run e.g. "winget cowsay" as "cowsay". This should enable seamless integration of many Linux CLI tools in CMD by making the need to interact with a separate shell dispensable and simplify software installation processes for non-windows tools.
I think the most suitable one to start with is the apx package manager from VanillaOS since it enables the effortless integration of most the common package managers under various distros. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a Subsystem for VanillaOS and although i was able to install APX from its Github Page on Ubuntu (WSL) many of the sub-commands are not usable rendering the package management effectively useless.
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