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Re: Windows Terminal Source Code

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Post by rolph »

this caught my eye:

>>Installing and running Windows Terminal

     Note: Windows Terminal requires Windows 10 2004 (build 19041) or later
Microsoft Store [Recommended]

Install the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store. This allows you to always be on the latest version when we release new builds with automatic upgrades.

This is our preferred method.

Other install methods

Via GitHub

For users who are unable to install Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store, released builds can be manually downloaded from this repository's Releases page.

Download the Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_.msixbundle file from the Assets section. To install the app, you can simply double-click on the .msixbundle file, and the app installer should automatically run. If that fails for any reason, you can try the following command at a PowerShell prompt:<<

Re: Windows Terminal Source Code

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Post by runevault »

Bostonian wrote: post #3

Just wondering -- why would Microsoft release the source code for this component of Windows?

Not sure I'd really call this a component of the OS. It is a new app that works with various shells (including cmd, powershell, and WSL) to create a better experience using them including tabbed view so you can have multiple terminals from a single window.

Re: Windows Terminal Source Code

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Post by pooper »

rolph wrote: post #2

this caught my eye: >>Installing and running Windows Terminal Note: Windows Terminal requires Windows 10 2004 (build 19041) or later Microsoft Store [Recommended] Install the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store. This allows you to always be on the latest version when we release new builds with automatic upgrades. This is our preferred method. Other install methods Via GitHub For users who are unable to install…

I am glad to see scoop called out in the list of installation methods. I use scoop and like the idea behind scoop. Applications should install in my user_profile when possible and should only require sudo when it isn't possible.

All new application in $current_year should install as $current_user_scope by default. I hate how applications (looking at you, Google Chrome) try to install a scheduled task to keep itself updated. All of this should be up to the package manager. If I want to update the client application, I will do so myself.

Re: Windows Terminal Source Code

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Post by legulere »

rolph wrote: post #2

this caught my eye: >>Installing and running Windows Terminal Note: Windows Terminal requires Windows 10 2004 (build 19041) or later Microsoft Store [Recommended] Install the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store. This allows you to always be on the latest version when we release new builds with automatic upgrades. This is our preferred method. Other install methods Via GitHub For users who are unable to install…

You can also just install it with winget
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