[Package Request]: FilesCommunity.Files.Preview

[RokeJulianLockhart]

How can we help?

I would like someone else to build the manifest.

Please read and ensure the following

• The installer meets the above requirements

Please provide the following information

Download Page URI	https://files.community/download
Publisher	https://github.com/files-community
Package Name	Static FilesCommunity.Files.Preview Vanity Files - Preview per #150390 (comment)
Description	Introducing Files, the ultimate file manager for Windows. With its sleek and intuitive design, navigating through your files and documents has never been easier.
Package Version	3.6.0.0, from https://github.com/files-community/Files/releases/tag/v3.6 (per https://github.com/files-community/Files/releases/latest).
Installer URI	https://cdn.files.community/files/preview/Files.Package_3.6.0.0_Preview_Test/Files.Package_3.6.0.0_x64_arm64_Preview.msixbundle

1. Relates to [Package Request]: Files #150390 (comment).
2. Remediates WinGet Support for the preview version files-community/Files#11380 (comment).

[Dragon1573]

Note

Blocking-Issue Manifest validation is blocked by a known issue. Area-External Interactive-Only-Installer The package requires intearction to install.

*.appinstaller of this package is currently not supported by winget.exe, since it can't be installed unattendedly. Also the "classic installer" is only provided for stable version.

This issue should be closed as "not planned".

[Josh65-2201]

I have already given a link for preview builds #150390 (comment)

[RokeJulianLockhart]

#166364 (comment)

@Dragon1573, #166364 (comment) has been reverted per files-community/Files#15973 (comment), so the installer URI is now an .MSIXBundle package.

[Dragon1573]

It seems the *.msixbundle requires extra configurations.

• See New package: FilesCommunity.Files.Preview version 3.6.0.0 #166641 (comment)

[Josh65-2201]

Based on the PR your missing the dependencies and the arm64 version that Files supports. You can see the one for stable #150504

[Dragon1573]

Dependencies and arm64 entries are included in the manifest.

• See New package: FilesCommunity.Files.Preview version 3.6.0.0 #166641 (comment)

[florelis]

2. I did ask How do APPX, MSIX/MSIXBundle, and AppInstaller packages differ? at SE SU prior to filing this, but I didn't receive any responses, so I wasn't aware.

@RokeJulianLockhart,

.appx and .msix are basically the same. You can change the extension from one to the other and things will generally work. Difference is that .appx is older. Older versions of the OS don't know MSIX (I think those are already out of support), and there are probably features that are only supported in MSIX and not APPX, but the package format is the same.

A bundle (either MSIX or APPX) contains a collection of individual packages. Those can be variations of the same package, just for different architectures. Or they can be resource packages with the strings/assets for different locales.

A .appinstaller file is an XML file that helps the OS manage auto-updates and dependencies for an MSIX package/bundle. It lists a URI for a main package and its dependencies, so that the OS can install the dependencies before the main package. It also lists a URI where a new version of the .appinstaller file can be found, and the OS can use that to check for updates.

Without changes to winget, you can already add a package for which you have a .appinstaller by just opening it in a text editor and extracting the package URI to use in winget.

*.appinstaller of this package is currently not supported by winget.exe, since it can't be installed unattendedly

@Dragon1573, It isn't true that it cannot be installed unattended (but it's true that winget doesn't support it). You can do Add-AppPackage -AppInstallerFile <path> in PowerShell, or use the API PackageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync()

[RokeJulianLockhart]

#166364 (comment)

@florelis, that's brilliantly comprehensive. Thank you.

If you'd rather not submit one yourself, I've added that as an answer to the cited SU question:

https://superuser.com/revisions/1851577/2#:~:text=Paraphrased%2C%20github.com/microsoft/winget%2Dpkgs/issues/166364%23issuecomment%2D2273966067%20explains:,Alternatively%2C%20use%20the%20API%20%22PackageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync()%22

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hello @RokeJulianLockhart,

This package appears to require user interaction to install.

This package is blocked until support for interactive installer search filtering is implemented in:

• Support for filtering packages on installer method winget-cli#823

Be sure to add your 👍 to the issue to help raise the priority and avoid posting "Me too!" messages to respect those who have subscribed to the issue.

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[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hello @RokeJulianLockhart,

This issue has been identified as requiring a fix from a third party or external repository. Since there has been no recent activity on this issue, it will be automatically closed.

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[RokeJulianLockhart]

#166364 (comment)

#150390 (comment)

[Josh65-2201]

This issue has been identified as requiring a fix from a third party

I don't believe so see #150504 (comment)