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winget primer

Ship Nimbus to your fleet with zero-touch Windows Package Manager deployment.

What is winget?

winget is Microsoft's native package manager, shipping in-box on Windows 10 1809+ and Windows 11. It pulls from the community-maintained Windows Package Manager repository — the same source powering the Microsoft Store's CLI backend. No third-party agent, no Chocolatey bootstrap, no NuGet dependency. Just a single command.

Why Nimbus uses it

  • Zero-touch fleet rollout via Intune, GPO, or RMM.
  • Automatic hash validation — every manifest is SHA-256 pinned.
  • Silent install flags baked into our manifest.
  • Update detection via winget upgrade in CI pipelines.

Quick start

winget install FoogleGiber.Nimbus

That's it. Nimbus lands in Program Files, licensed and ready. For silent mass deployment, append --silent --accept-package-agreements.

Verification

Every Nimbus winget manifest is signed with our Ed25519 release key. The winget client validates the installer hash against the manifest before execution. You can independently verify by checking the manifest YAML in the winget-pkgs repository — look for FoogleGiber.Nimbus.

Troubleshooting

  • No package found: Run winget source update to refresh the repository index.
  • Hash mismatch: Your IT proxy may be caching a stale manifest. Clear the winget cache with winget source reset --force.
  • Elevation required: Machine-wide installs need admin. Per-user installs use --scope user.
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