UniGetUI 3.1.8 beta 1

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Settings Page has been redesigned for improved responsiveness, less cluttered layouts and faster UI loading times.
• Settings page has been split into General Settings and Package Manager Settings
• Important improvements to keyboard navigation in package lists
• Add the ability to ignore WinGet's "Not Applicable" updates
• WaitForInternetConnection won't rely on pings anymore, fixing infinite hangs on clients running under certain firewalls
• Fixed an issue with WinGet where it would crash due to issues with permissions
• Fixed an issue where new desktop shortcuts wouldn't be properly reported to the user
• Fixed some WinGet operations failing
• Fixed crashes related to the Tray Icon
• Fixed Chocolatey listing outdated packages on the Discover Packages page
• Improvements to UniGetUI Elevator
• Minor improvements to the installer
• Updated bundled WinGet and Chocolatey to their respective latest versions

Full Changelog: 3.1.7...3.1.8-beta1

SHA256: 5361B3CED3F9C9FA896B0D3AF9BC2B01B53FD05DE10AD67A244CDCF2A68FB4BD

UniGetUI 3.1.7

Changelog

• This update focuses on reliability for package operations on the following package managers:
  • WinGet:
    • Improved version detection on uninstall.
    • Improved UAC temp folder behaviour.
  • PowerShell (5 and 7)
    • Fixed an issue with the -Scope parameter and Microsoft.WinGet.Client (again).
    • Improved CLI output parsing.
  • Chocolatey:
    • Improved CLI parsing and error detection.
    • Fixed version mismatch.
    • Fixed 20second timeout.
  • Scoop
    • Improved success/error detection.
    • Fixed skip hash check not working due to cli changes.
  • Pip
    • Removed deprecated flags.
  • Vcpkg:
    • Better bootstrapping and self-update
  • .NET Tool
    • Huge improvements in autoretry procedures, mostly when installing new tools.
    • Better CLI parsing.
    • Dependency dotnet-tools-outdated has been dropped, as it is not needed anymore.
  • Cargo:
    • Faster install and update times thanks to cargo-binstall.
    • Cargo packages now can be installed in different location and skip integrity checks.
• All NuGet-based package managers (except chocolatey) will use API-based check for updates
• Version comparisons have been improved. Now, 1.10 > 1.9. This fixes issues with Chocolatey and outdated versions showing.
• CPU Usage when UniGetUI is on background has been greatly improved (~1% before, ~0% now).
• Certain UniGetUI crash scenarions have been fixed.
• Added a button to manually add desktop shortcuts to be removed.
• Better display of certain UI conditions on the titlebar
• UI layout improvements.
• Improvements to desktop shortcut detection on updates.

What's Changed

• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3271
• Allow Manual Scanning of Desktop Shortcuts by @mrixner in #3284
• Fix issues with High CPU Usage on background by @marticliment in #3278
• Improvements to version comparsion by @marticliment in #3333
• API-Based check for updates on NuGet package managers by @marticliment in #3337
• Package list: ignore modifier key press by @tkohlmeier in #3344
• Use KeyDown instead of KeyUp to handle MainView keyboard shortcuts by @tkohlmeier in #3354
• Fix the Improved Icon Detection by @mrixner in #3347
• Move configuration to separate directory by @Layfully in #3336
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3371

New Contributors

• @tkohlmeier made their first contribution in #3344
• @Layfully made their first contribution in #3336

Full Changelog: 3.1.6...3.1.7

SHA256: 507A59A0DF140AC35785F81750BF7954E788B33CEAB916ACD51571EE048FBCF3

UniGetUI 3.1.7 beta 1

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• A new experimental change has been introduced, which makes UniGetUI consume near to 0% CPU when on background. This setting can be disabled from the settings, under experimental features.
• A new "Manual Scan" button has been added, so users can manually add more desktop shortcuts to automatically remove. (thanks @mrixner)
• After some analysis from the telemetry data, I was able to identify and fix some issues causing package operations to fail. The improvements apply to:
  • Chocolatey (fixed some hangs and improved operation output parsing)
  • Pip (removed deprecated flag and improved operation output parsing)
  • Vckpg (better vcpkg update and bootstrapping, significantly improving success rate)
  • .NET Tool (better global tool handling, mostly affecting new installs)
  • Scoop (better error detection and operation output parsing)
  • Cargo (usage of cargo-binstall for faster and more reliable install and update operations)
• Added a subtitle to the titlebar, what will inform the user when UniGetUI runs under special conditions (administrator, portable, etc.)
• Fixed a hard crash when UniGetUI can't write to the exe location in portable mode.
• Improvements to the UI Layout. Hidden pages will be detached from the root, instead of being hidden.
• Improvements to executable detection (for executables added to PATH)
• AppSdk was updated to 1.6.5

Full Changelog: 3.1.6...3.1.7-beta1

SHA256: D2825AC5CD413DFABD3C954F77C1B619A87BBE98675DF9B0C0527D84438CFE87

UniGetUI 3.1.6

Changelog

• Package operations have been greatly improved:
  • Operations bar can be resized and collapsed
  • Live output and Error dialogs have been improved to prevent dialog flooding
  • Operation notifications have been improved, to prevent notification stacking
  • All operations can be canceled at once,
  • Operations have quick actions associated to them:
    • Retry [for failed operations], Retry as admin, etc.
    • Package details, open install location, etc.
    • Skip this version, ignore updates for this app [for failed updates]
    • Etc.
  • Better queue management + concurrency improvements
  • Much more!
• Installers can be downloaded from package lists. Download operations will show on the operations bar as well.
• UniGetUI can now be configured to be fully portable, storing settings on the executable directory.
• A long-standing issue where WinGet would get corrupted on systems where the user didn't have admin privileges has been finally fixed.
• UniGetUI now has [optional] telemetry, that will serve to understand how the app is used, (and perhaps help create package rankings in the future)
• Other fixes and improvements.

What's Changed

• Updated Winget Workflows to Newer Versions by @vikingnope in #3119
• Update update-icons.yaml: Don't run for forks by @Saibamen in #3139
• Operations redesign by @marticliment in #3070
• Reorder max operation logs by @mrixner in #3155
• Remove obsolete code by @marticliment in #3158
• Pause Package Updates by @mrixner in #3135
• Skip minor updates by @mrixner in #3101
• Updated username for winget workflow by @vikingnope in #3197
• Diversify Icon Detection (Icons for Steam, Local PC, and Microsoft Store Applications) by @mrixner in #3189
• Better package installer download operations by @marticliment in #3178
• UniGetUI Portable by @marticliment in #3203
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3213
• Update NuGets by @Saibamen in #3216
• Add (optional) telemetry to UniGetUI by @marticliment in #3237
• Update LangData.py by @thepro-3418 in #3244
• Add Directory.Build.props by @Saibamen in #3215
• Further develop on telemetry by @marticliment in #3246
• Fix WinGet getting corrupted on devices with non-admin accounts by @marticliment in #3255
• Fix warnings part 1 by @Saibamen in #3251
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3257

New Contributors

• @thepro-3418 made their first contribution in #3244

Full Changelog: 3.1.5...3.1.6

SHA256: D77959B5268B4850F8B98DE02D7B7BF6CE25A7EA7A9A15EC764065F03F10CA97

UniGetUI 3.1.6 beta 4

Caution

prerelease builds can be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Improvements to telemetry.
• Improvements to chocolatey autoelevation
• override PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV
• Improved how UniGetUI closes when there are ongoing operations
• Improve how icons are downloaded for PWSH7 packages
• Other bugfixes

Full Changelog: 3.1.6-beta3...3.1.6-beta4

SHA256: A7CDB0B4B1054B89A20C3A7FC2D59A098FACD577A0B9DB0F0756A58B497E2EF0

UniGetUI 3.1.6 beta 3

Caution

prerelease builds can be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Introduced telemetry to understand how UniGetUI is being used.
• Update AppSdk to 1.6.4
• Other internal fixes and improvements

Full Changelog: 3.1.6-beta2...3.1.6-beta3

SHA256: 6CC07473958C30F2A8EB7FB4B86E257B16BA87CC9FA06002B6732C51033F7668

UniGetUI 3.1.6 beta 2

Caution

prerelease builds can be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Downloading packages is now easier:
  • Better download experience: Downloads will show as an install/download operation, on the bottom of the window
  • Multiple downloads can be performed at the same time
  • Packages can be downloaded by right-clicking them -> Download installer, no need to open package details
• UniGetUI can work as a portable app, storing settings alongside the executable file
  • This will be effective if UniGetUI is installed in "Portable" mode. A "Portable" installation will not interfiere with a "Regular" installation.
• Uninstall package, then [Update/Reinstall] work again (they were broken in 3.1.6-beta1)
• Lots of bugfixes and internal improvements.

What's Changed

• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3190
• Updated username for winget workflow by @vikingnope in #3197
• Diversify Icon Detection (Icons for Steam, Local PC, and Microsoft Store Applications) by @mrixner in #3189
• Better package installer download operations by @marticliment in #3178
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3199
• UniGetUI Portable by @marticliment in #3203

Full Changelog: 3.1.6-beta1...3.1.6-beta2

SHA256: 4AF5607899CE2EDA70560AA3352A77EC603481B868822DEC10CC2599054FC6F1

UniGetUI 3.1.6 beta 1

Caution

prerelease builds can be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General Changes

• Complete redesign of package operations
  • Operations can be more easily retried (Retry, retry as administrator, etc.)
  • Bulk-actions for operations have been added (cancell all, retry all, etc.)
  • The operation list can be resized.
  • Better Error handling: The user won't be flodded with messages
  • Operations are independent from the MainWindow.
  • Improvements to operation concurrency and queue management.
  • Other kinds of operations will be shown on the Operations List (Download installets, etc.)
• Minor versions can be skipped automatically.
• Updates can be paused for a certain period.

What's Changed

• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3115
• Updated Winget Workflows to Newer Versions by @vikingnope in #3119
• Update update-icons.yaml: Don't run for forks by @Saibamen in #3139
• Operations redesign by @marticliment in #3070
• Reorder max operation logs by @mrixner in #3155
• Remove obsolete code by @marticliment in #3158
• Pause Package Updates by @mrixner in #3135
• Skip minor updates by @mrixner in #3101
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3177

Full Changelog: 3.1.5...3.1.6-beta1

SHA256: 98D273027F9D2A3AB74CC1A11F8C8E2A9424A472F56FA0E7198D757C81C28742

UniGetUI 3.1.5

Changelog

• Fixed an issue where ComplexSettings would crash UniGetUI
• Fixed an issue where translations that added a ' character to notification buttons would cause notifications to not work (for example, Catalan)
• Python will not check for dependencies when it was installed from the MS Store, as $PATH is not properly set up and it would result in an infinite dependency loop.
• Minor improvements to icon id normalization
• NET SDK updated to 8.0.404

What's Changed

• Update vcpkg Support Table by @mrixner in #3078
• Only Enumerate Existing Triplet Directories by @mrixner in #3088
• Fix a typo in the "cached icon is invalid" log by @mrixner in #3097
• Fix the vcpkg (normalized) icon ID by @mrixner in #3100
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3111

Full Changelog: 3.1.4...3.1.5

SHA256: A5A5A6C136C45197A5DE811FDC8A474F7634347B8F310BC28D9829024DA46A91

UniGetUI 3.1.4

Changelog

• Support for icons on package lists is now a stable feature!
  • Icons will show on package lists.
  • Icons will be downloaded once and stored on a local cache, to prevent unneeded bandwidth usage.
  • The icon cache is not expected to exceed 10MB of space on a worst-case. Cached icons are resized and compressed for less disk usage.
• VCPkg is available on UniGetUI (thanks @mrixner!). This includes
  • Installing, updating and removing vcpkg packages
  • Handling the periodic refresh of the vcpkg local repository (can be opted out)
• UniGetUI will use UniGetUI Elevator instead of GSudo. More info about UniGetUI Elevator here
• UniGetUI can now automatically delete desktop shortcuts created when updating software (thanks @mrixner!)
• Internal duplicated procedures will be recycled, so resource-intensive tasks are performed only once.
• Important improvements to the updater.
  • Users will now be able to opt in to UniGetUI PreRelease versions from UniGetUI Settings.
• Internal improvements to WinGet package handling
• WinGet COM API connection is more resilient, and will attempt to reconnect (once) if the connection to the COM Server is lost.
• Package-fetching operations are more reliable across the board. A one-time retry policy has been introduced.
• Tons of other changes and improvements

What's Changed

• Update cli-arguments.md by @nowjon in #2907
• Migrate GSudo to UniGetUI Elevator by @marticliment in #2904
• Fix paths to temp dir / winget.exe by @derula in #2928
• Fix Notification Text Initialization by @CoolSpy3 in #2926
• Add Helper class to cache and load WinGet Native Packages by @marticliment in #2931
• Create a new TaskRecycler class to cache reusable function calls by @marticliment in #2936
• Improvements to icons by @marticliment in #2945
• doc: update scoop install guide by @qianlongzt in #2947
• WinGet Return Code Classification Correction by @mrixner in #2952
• Add Setting for Default Startup Page by @mrixner in #2953
• Vcpkg Package Manager by @mrixner in #2925
• Update Vcpkg Support Table by @mrixner in #2959
• Improvements to how page navigation works by @marticliment in #2961
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #2984
• Important improvements to the updater by @marticliment in #2982
• Add the current and update versions to the ignored updates dialog by @mrixner in #2987
• Add vcpkg Package Details by @mrixner in #2994
• Finish the modularization of package managers. by @marticliment in #3000
• Improve CoreTools.FormatAsName For Multi-Word vcpkg Options by @mrixner in #3023
• Complex Settings by @mrixner in #3025
• Add a button to go to the package details from the live output by @mrixner in #3020
• Better keyboard navigation by @mrixner in #3018
• Prevent WinGet upgradable packages from showing again and again by @marticliment in #3042
• Allow Desktop Shortcut Deletion by @mrixner in #2985
• Restore and build solution in GH Actions. Simplify dotnet tests by @Saibamen in #3057
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3068
• Fix csproj duplicates and warnings by @Saibamen in #3056

New Contributors

• @nowjon made their first contribution in #2907
• @qianlongzt made their first contribution in #2947
• @mrixner made their first contribution in #2952

Full Changelog: 3.1.3...3.1.4

SHA256: 88491C8F11D981F4259833448C1CE631B4F6D8279B69C8DF3AAB5DC3F6B6776E