UniGetUI 3.1.4 beta 1

Caution

A new autoupdater has been introduced. It is highly recommended to enable "prerelease updates" from UniGetUI Settings once you have the new build installed. This will allow you both to test the new autoupdater and to automatically receive new prerelease builds when available.

Relevant changes

• Package lists will show icons for packages who have them available.
• This is the first release that uses UniGetUI Elevator instead of gsudo
• Add support for vcpkg
• Important improvements to the autoupdater (please read above)
• Improvements to ignored packages
• Improvements to page navigation and keyboard shortcuts
• Improvements to package manager error handling
• Fixed the issue with PowerShellGet 1.0 when updating packages

SHA256: B08D464CF5385120A96A99C9BD0EA41F2B7626C5AE4696F127695598687F921D
SHA256 for WinGet test D39BAFAD81DA1004974D2F86D5CBAB870E3846D7F9F7D58FA714C17A1D17C10C

UniGetUI 3.1.3

Changelog

• Fix an issue where the UniGetUI.exe and all UniGetUI.*.dll files wouldn't be timestamped, and their certificates would expire
• Minor improvements to WinGet troubleshooter
• WinGet will now detect UniGetUI as an installed app

Full Changelog: 3.1.2...3.1.3

SHA256: 58AE121CD325B7F5AEF6ED07E21D72A89BA0E7FF6ADDB2FB339A69DCFEFAD6B4

UniGetUI 3.1.2

Changelog

• Added support for the Cargo package manager
• Improvements to Package Bundles
  • Package bundles will default to the .ubundle extension
  • UniGetUI will complain when: bundle can't be created, bundle can't be imported, a new bundle is being created and there are unsaved changes, etc.
  • Important improvements on how package installation options are handled on bundles
• UniGetUI can be launched via the unigetui:// protocol. More info here
• Improvements to how shared packages are loaded
• Improvements to Notifications
  • No more stacking on the notificationa panel
  • Failures will show a high-priority notification
• Improvements to the Package Details page
  • The "Install" button now offers more options
  • Some package managers will load details via json parsing
  • Smarter layout when package descriptions are long
  • Improvements to the user's selection when a package list changes
  • Improvements to how installed packages are dynamically reloaded
• Other interface improvements
  • Smoothness improvements: UniGetUI should stutter much less when loading packages
  • The filters panel can be completely hidden/shown with a dedicated toggle button
  • Incompatible and local packages will have their operations limited/greyed out to those who are actually available for them.
  • General improvements to message dialogs
• Improvements to Package Managers
  • Pip, Scoop and NPM will parse some data from JSONs instead of raw cli
  • WinGet COM API will work when running elevated. PowerShell CMDLets won't be used anymore
  • A WinGet troubleshooter has been introduced to mitigate when WinGet is not reporting installed packages
  • Chocolatey authenticated sources will show appropiately
• UniGetUI is now able to pull icons from WinGet
• The install location for a package can be opened from the package's context menu
• Upgrade AppSdk to version 1.6, for improved font rendering
• Important improvements to how package operations are handled

What's Changed

• Fix translation line for Chocolatey by @flatron4eg in #2551
• Migration to OperationProvider by @marticliment in #2541
• Update README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md by @skanda890 in #2560
• Optimize Images by @skanda890 in #2594
• chore: update Package.cs by @eltociear in #2597
• Update PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md by @skanda890 in #2608
• Create codeql.yml by @skanda890 in #2634
• Update bug-issue.yml by @skanda890 in #2652
• Create .deepsource.toml, .whitesource, and Update WebBasedData/test_urls.py by @skanda890 in #2653
• Ensure bundle file is saved with file extension (fix #2618) by @gnerkus in #2625
• Add OverridenInstallationOptions to Packages by @marticliment in #2557
• Open package install location by @marticliment in #2671
• Port notifications to the AppSdk api, and fix issues by @marticliment in #2673
• PowerShell 7 can be considered stable by @marticliment in #2674
• Fix certain packages not showing on software pages by @marticliment in #2677
• Implementation of Open with UniGetUI + unigetui:// deep link by @marticliment in #2686
• Winget COM API - Allow lower trust registration by @Schtenk in #2714
• Add Cargo package manager by @wilt00 in #2662
• Add Trim support by @marticliment in #2752
• Asynchronicity improvements by @marticliment in #2753
• Update Winget package id by @StefanSchoof in #2770
• Remove PowerShell Module parsing support by @marticliment in #2782
• Fixed pre-release workflow by @vikingnope in #2786
• WinGet Icons support by @marticliment in #2810
• Automated WinGet troubleshooter by @marticliment in #2824
• Sandbox URL Creation, Update widgets-issue.yml and Update bug-issue.yml by @skanda890 in #2828
• Update README.md by @skanda890 in #2834
• Add icons to package lists by @marticliment in #2831

New Contributors

• @eltociear made their first contribution in #2597
• @gnerkus made their first contribution in #2625
• @wilt00 made their first contribution in #2662
• @StefanSchoof made their first contribution in #2770
• @vikingnope made their first contribution in #2786

Full Changelog: 3.1.1...3.1.2

SHA256: 456A4F2D548C590ECF56E90D1846DDF2BCD9E3D7BDE6747602328885675A2C8F
SHA256 [ms-store-test-release]: 7012F60F8267EC7AEBD6B59528ABD9C9279877588F7F0874CE92409126BC4A1E

UniGetUI 3.1.2 beta 4

NOTE: This beta is expected to be the latest beta before release.
NOTE: This release is not digitally signed for convenience. Stable releases will always be signed.
Last beta expected to be the last prerelease before stable, yet stable will be delayed due to issues with the code signing certificate.
I was told that the issues should be fixed in a week or two, as of 08/10/2024 (dd/mm/aa)

Changelog

• WinGet icons will show on UniGetUI
• Package icons will show on package lists (they can be disabled from the settings)
• A WinGet troubleshooter has been implemented to fix when WinGet corrupts itself and stops reporting installed packages.
• Package tags show on the bottom-right corner of the icon, instead of overriding it
• Internal conurrency improvements

UniGetUI 3.1.2 beta 3

NOTE: This beta is expected to be the latest beta before release.
NOTE: This release is not digitally signed for convenience. Stable releases will always be signed.
This was expected to be the last beta release before stable, yet stable will be delayed due to issues with the code signing certificate.
I have been told that the issues should be fixed in a week or two, as of 08/10/2024 (dd/mm/aa)

Changelog

• UI improvements

  • The interface is smoother. All background tasks are run threaded instead of using the asynchronous interface
  • Package lists will maintain selection when the packages change (up to the possible extent)
  • Improvements to the "Discover Packages" page behaviour
  • Filters panel has a slide-out/slide-in animation
  • Better messages when a UAC prompt has been canceled

• Package managers improvements

  • Cargo will be properly detected
  • NPM packages will be entirely parsed via json, improving reliability
  • Pip and Scoop package details parsers have undergone important improvements
  • Chocolatey authenticated sources will now show on UniGetUI
  • WinGet COM API will work when running UniGetUI as administrator. Bundled WinGet package detection has been improved
  • WinGet PowerShell module will not be used anymore to parse packages.

UniGetUI 3.1.2 beta 2

Note: This release is not digitally signed for convenience. Stable releases will always be signed.

Changes

• Added cargo support
• Installer shouldn't crash under certain scenarios anymore
• Improvements to icons
• Improvements to Package Operations
• Upgraded App Sdk 1.6
• UI tweaks and improvements

SHA256: FEC4EEF1B5ABD88EC8BE6AD381871479BEA54A10C5B156B8BEF40B1BDCFB2202

UniGetUI 3.1.2 beta 1

Note: This release is not digitally signed for convenience. Stable releases will always be signed.

Changes

• The "Package Details" page will offer more actions when a package is opened.
• The filters is now fully closable, with a new toggle button located on the left side of the search bar
• The LanguageEngine is more resilient to string deletion on the updated language files.
• Automated package reload in the installed packages page is now less agressive. It will not remove the packages, only add any missing ones
• Improvements to the Package Bundles page:
  • UniGetUI now supports the .ubundle extension, which will ease the process of opening package bundles. The file is internally JSON.
  • UniGetUI will complain if a bundle fails to be created.
  • UniGetUI will complain if an unsaved bundle is going to be lost. (The user wants to create a new one, etc)
  • UniGetUI will warn you if you are overriding a file
  • Improved handling of InstallationOptions
  • Bundles will show the version set to install, or the text "Latest". It used to show the version with which a package was exported.
• Optimize how packages are loaded when shared from the "Share package" website.
• UniGetUI can now be interacted with using the unigetui:// protocol. More details here: https://github.com/marticliment/UniGetUI/blob/main/cli-arguments.md
• Other improvements and bug fixes

SHA256: 27B4E938560BACC58CBD5DE4878EE7033AABA023F53226BAC4FDE0315E7DE793

UniGetUI 3.1.2 beta 0

Note: This release is not digitally signed for convenience. Stable releases will always be signed.

Changes

• Notifications have been migrated to the App Sdk API
  • Notification activation is now more reliable
  • Notifications will not pile up on the action center
  • A progress notification will be shown when an operation is running
• The user has now te option to right-click an installed package -> Open install location
• Command-line generations have been rebuilt.
• GSudo has been downgraded to v2.4.2 to mitigate an issue with illegal characters
• Improvements to the operation result handlers (autoelevate, etc.)
• Fixed an issue that would prevent certain packages from passing the filters.
• Context menus will be more restrictive with incompatible and local packages on the bundles and installed packages pages, respectively
• Other bugfixes and improvements.

SHA256: CCAB98EB127FAF892127158CE7E8C248A06227F103BDBBA52A41106285876CEF

UniGetUI 3.1.1

Changelog

• PowerShell 7 PSGet is anailable as a package manager.
• WinGet now uses the COM API to fetch installed packages. Bundled WinGet can be used instead of the PowerShell Module
• Improved compatibility for non-ascii characters on WinGet.
• The Package Bundles page has been rebuilt in the same way the other Software Pages were improved in 3.1.0.
• Improvements to UI Icons. They are not loaded from disk anymore, increasing the smoothness and responsiveness of the UI.
• WinGet and Scoop icons have been changed so they are coherent with their official icons.
• Other changes and bugfixes

What's Changed

• Make WingetUI to UniGetUI by @skanda890 in #2353
• Fix typo "Naive" -> "Native" by @headquarter8302 in #2401
• Update Issue and Pull Request templates by @skanda890 in #2406
• Use different encoding code pages depending on the user's locale by @marticliment in #2439
• Add back bundled winget compatibility by @marticliment in #2440
• WinGet COM API to fetch installed packages and available updates by @marticliment in #2451
• update installation via winget in ReadMe by @a-mnich in #2475
• Update scoop_cleanup.cmd so that its output can be reviewed by @redactedscribe in #2482
• Fix unable to open link by @MSDNicrosoft in #2483
• Update README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, and PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md by @skanda890 in #2493
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #2509
• Shared Assembly Info by @Saibamen in #2512
• Add missing implicit usings by @Saibamen in #2511
• Update Funding.yml, and PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md by @skanda890 in #2510
• Update nugets. Fix consolidate by @Saibamen in #2516
• Code style + small performance improvements by @Saibamen in #2517
• Add PowerShell 7.x Support by @marticliment in #2525
• Add modified EditorConfig from Microsoft official aspnetcore repo by @Saibamen in #2518
• Remove SupportedOsPlatformVersion tag in csproj files by @Saibamen in #2526
• Fix some warnings by @Saibamen in #2527
• Fix CA1823: Avoid unused private fields by @Saibamen in #2529
• Migrate icons from .png to FontIcon, UI Controls refactoring, for faster and smoother UI by @marticliment in #2530
• Create interfaces for Package and PackageManager, migrate PackageBundlesPage to new page type by @marticliment in #2352
• Fix warnings + fix typos by @Saibamen in #2531
• Update translations from Tolgee by @github-actions in #2548

New Contributors

• @headquarter8302 made their first contribution in #2401
• @a-mnich made their first contribution in #2475
• @redactedscribe made their first contribution in #2482
• @MSDNicrosoft made their first contribution in #2483
• @Saibamen made their first contribution in #2512

Full Changelog: 3.1.0...3.1.1

SHA256: dc03f02df89f23f6f0afa47b8b8830a81516d3d5d83095c1da5c59760950c758

UniGetUI 3.1.1 beta 3

Changes

• Added PowerShell 7 Support.
• Important changes in the UI backend:
  • Icons are loaded from a font file, instead of themed .png files.
  • Important improvements to package tags.
  • Improvements on Settings Page Controls
  • Package managers now have an optional DisplayName property
  • WinGet and Scoop icons have been updated to be coherent with their official icons
• Package Bundles Page has been updated to inherit from the new AbstractPackagesPage
• Improvements to how packages are imported and expoeted

SHA256: C7A6A9BB90B9E1EFC3FC0FF09AA3DF217EF18288727E5F50D14A774F85F32EB5