Well, in this case I think it’s a remnant of n++ predating any package manager on windows. I do think that an embedded self-updater is better than having to download a new version through the browser.
It wasn’t entirely clear to me if the compromise effects those of us who installed it though scoop/winget, as the package manager should pull directly from the correct source, so the compromised updater shouldnt matter. Reinstalled to be sure.
I would say chocolatey and scoop are pretty much interchangeable. I don’t remember why I landed on scoop.
Agreed that until recently there have been no package managers on Windows whatsoever.
Well, in this case I think it’s a remnant of n++ predating any package manager on windows. I do think that an embedded self-updater is better than having to download a new version through the browser.
It wasn’t entirely clear to me if the compromise effects those of us who installed it though scoop/winget, as the package manager should pull directly from the correct source, so the compromised updater shouldnt matter. Reinstalled to be sure.
This is it exactly. When I was using Npp, Windows didn’t have anything resembling a package manager. Does it even really have one now?
I mean kinda. You have to use both WinGet and Scoop to cover all the use cases…
There’s also Chocolatey but I don’t know if that gets used anymore.
When I first installed N++, none of these were a thing yet though. It was just the MSI installer.
I would say chocolatey and scoop are pretty much interchangeable. I don’t remember why I landed on scoop. Agreed that until recently there have been no package managers on Windows whatsoever.