Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agoNew 7-Zip high-severity vulnerabilities expose systems to remote attackers — users should update to version 25 ASAPwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1164
arrow-up1164external-linkNew 7-Zip high-severity vulnerabilities expose systems to remote attackers — users should update to version 25 ASAPwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squaretordenflesk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·16 days ago There is literally no update functionality baked in Good, that’s what package managers are for.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up20·16 days agoIf only windows had package managers for the 100 million machines with 7zip out there
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·16 days agowinget is actually smart enough to manage stuff installed outside of it, but that still requires users to actually use winget to begin with.
minus-squaretordenflesk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·16 days agoWinget, Chocolatey, Scoop, VU, Cargo. I could go on…
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoCan’t you not use those unless you have admin rights on your PC which the vast majority of corporations (rightly) don’t give.
minus-squaretordenflesk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 days agoRight, it’s the end-users responsibility to update software in a corporate environment is it? Scoop, by default deploys in ~\Scoop, and works in 95% of cases with a regular user.
minus-squaremonk@lemmy.unboiled.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoThen the corporations are the ones on the hook to to update it. shrug
minus-squarecircuscritic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoWinget exists, but I believe it has to be manually setup, and manually used. It’s been a while since I used Windows in general, so my knowledge is a bit outdated/rusty.
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoManually triggered, yes. Manually setup, no - it’s already a part of Winblows 11.
minus-squarebizarroland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoI like https://ruckzuck.tools/ It has a section for updating and then a section for exploring for new programs that’s relatively sanely sorted.
Good, that’s what package managers are for.
If only windows had package managers for the 100 million machines with 7zip out there
winget is actually smart enough to manage stuff installed outside of it, but that still requires users to actually use winget to begin with.
Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, VU, Cargo. I could go on…
Can’t you not use those unless you have admin rights on your PC which the vast majority of corporations (rightly) don’t give.
Right, it’s the end-users responsibility to update software in a corporate environment is it?
Scoop, by default deploys in ~\Scoop, and works in 95% of cases with a regular user.
Then the corporations are the ones on the hook to to update it. shrug
Winget exists, but I believe it has to be manually setup, and manually used.
It’s been a while since I used Windows in general, so my knowledge is a bit outdated/rusty.
Manually triggered, yes. Manually setup, no - it’s already a part of Winblows 11.
I like https://ruckzuck.tools/
It has a section for updating and then a section for exploring for new programs that’s relatively sanely sorted.