https://github.com/cyberboss/install-winget

Action to install latest winget CLI on Windows runners
https://github.com/cyberboss/install-winget

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Action to install latest winget CLI on Windows runners

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cyberboss/install-winget
• Owner: Cyberboss
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-06-26T14:30:16.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-28T13:53:56.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-31T10:49:18.569Z (15 days ago)
• Topics: actions, github-actions, github-actions-ci, install, installer, installer-script, windows, windows-2022, winget, winget-cli
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• Size: 58.6 KB
• Stars: 14
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# install-winget

Action to install [winget-cli](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) default v1.8.1911 on Windows runners. Other versions can be installed by changing `wget_release_id` parameter.

Currently only supports `windows-2022`/`window-latest` runner image.

## Usage

```yml

    - name: Install winget

      uses: Cyberboss/install-winget@v1

```

### Example

`.github/workflows/test-job.yml`

```yml

jobs:

  test-job:

    name: Test Job

    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:

    - name: Install winget

      uses: Cyberboss/install-winget@v1

      with:

        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

        wget_release_id: latest

    - name: Install wingetcreate

      run: winget install wingetcreate --disable-interactivity --accept-source-agreements

```

### Inputs

#### `GITHUB_TOKEN` (Optional)

The GitHub token to use when interacting with the GitHub API. Used to bypass unauthenticated rate limits.

**Recommendation is to set this to ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} or some other available token** as GitHub runners tend to often come with exhausted rate limits.

#### `wget_release_id` (Optional)

This is used to be able to pin (make immutable) the version of winget that is taken github. To see which versions (you need the release-id) is possible to use plese check the github API for the release of [winget-cli](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) this can be checked by looking for the topmost `id:` attribute here: https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases . 

### Outputs

#### `winget-version`

The output of `winget --version` for the installed version.

```yml

    - uses: Cyberboss/install-winget@v1

      id: stepid

    - run: echo '${{ steps.stepid.outputs.winget-version }}' # i.e. v1.6.1573-preview

```