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On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:06:58 -0400, Paul <[email protected]>
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>On 6/18/2024 8:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:52:35 -0000 (UTC), "Auric__"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> carney wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:44:28 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyone ever use the DuckDuckGo browser they're advertising on their
>>>>> site?
>>>>
>>>> Can I still have my Firefox functional, or does the DuckDuckGo browser
>>>> insist it be the default?
>>>
>>> All browsers want to be the default browser. You can tell it to shut up and
>>> it'll stop asking.
>>
>> I thought I had read in one of the groups someone complaining that
>> some browser or other insisted on being the only one installed on his
>> computer.
>>
>> It might sound ridiculous, but who knows in this day and age?
>>
>
>That's a rather large download.
>
>https://staticcdn.duckduckgo.com/d5c04536-5379-4709-8d19-d13fdd456ff6/0.83.1.0/DuckDuckGo_0.83.1.0.msixbundle
>
>Name: DuckDuckGo_0.83.1.0.msixbundle
>Size: 898,246,025 bytes (856 MiB) (The size of about 16 browsers)
>SHA256: 1079C0993F9006EF5BCDBEE5D34684A1F4E4EFF7C2D787B88FC682D12B3B96D1
>
>AV scan 2473 files, clean.
>
>There is a 400 meg x86 and a 400 meg x64 .msix installer inside. I check
>download files like this with 7ZIP file manager.
>
> [Picture]
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/J4Nq19rx/duckduckgo-browser-engine.gif
>
>The msedge.dll is how they get the "Blink Engine" (Chrome). If installing
>on W10 or W11, then the file would already be on the C: drive
>(five times). Having it onboard, ensures they have a copy (to install)
>if they can't detect a copy already on board. Webview2 is likely
>used by other applications already on W10 or W11.
>
>winget.exe install some.msix # sideload a Metro App, without Microsoft Store.
> # Presumably for a universal app on W10 or W11.
>
>And there is this.
>
>https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/msix-core-is-now-available/ba-p/1070885
>
>https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/msixcore
>
> What is MSIX Core?
>
> MSIX Core enables the installation of MSIX apps on previous
> versions of Windows, provided that the apps are already built
> to work on those versions of Windows. MSIX Core is built for
> the following Windows versions that don't currently natively support MSIX:
>
> Windows 7 SP1
> Windows 8.1
> Currently supported Windows Server (with Desktop Experience)
> Windows 10 versions prior to 1709
>
>The file manifest somewhere in the package, has XML and text that
>indicates "6.1.xxx" is supported. That sort of thing would indicate
>legacy support during the build. W10 or Wll would be "10.0.xxx"
>kind of thing.
>
>The Asset section has downloads. I was unable to find another asset with a later version number.
>If you can't figure out how to install it, I'd try adding one of the MSI that best fits your machine.
>Maybe the DDG package already has the assets needed, but you can keep this for future reference.
>
>https://github.com/microsoft/msix-packaging/releases/tag/MSIX-Core-1.1-release
>
> https://github.com/microsoft/msix-packaging/releases/download/MSIX-Core-1.1-release/msixmgr.zip
>
> https://github.com/microsoft/msix-packaging/releases/download/MSIX-Core-1.1-release/msixmgrSetup-1.1.0.0-x64.msi
>
> https://github.com/microsoft/msix-packaging/releases/download/MSIX-Core-1.1-release/msixmgrSetup-1.1.0.0-x86.msi
>
>It could be a UWP, and with msix packaging instead of the older .msi method.
>
> Paul
That is not "large". That's insanely "large".