Feature: Provide `.MSIX` installation packages in `/releases`.

[RokeJulianLockhart]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

As microsoft/winget-pkgs#150390 (comment) demonstrates, these are technically available for the stable version, but incredibly difficult to locate. That should be remediated when that issue is closed, but it doesn't apply to microsoft/winget-pkgs#166364 (comment), for which solely an interactive .AppInstaller file is provided.

Requirements

I don't quite understand the purpose of this section, but there are no evident dependencies.

Files Version

https://github.com/files-community/Files/releases/tag/v3.6 per https://github.com/files-community/Files/releases/latest

Comments

PolyMC/PolyMC#1601 (comment) provides additional rationale.

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the feedback, They already have a URL for both stable and preview and only need the version number updated. The issue I had wasn't with the URL and the current issue with adding it is likely on Winget side microsoft/winget-pkgs#150504 (comment)

[yaira2]

We don’t offer standalone MSIX packages because they require specific dependencies to be installed beforehand, and we can’t provide the support needed for any confusion this might cause. However, you can access the MSIX file for the preview version here
https://cdn.files.community/files/preview/Files.Package_3.6.0.0_Preview_Test/Files.Package_3.6.0.0_x64_arm64_Preview.msixbundle.

[yaira2]

While we don't plan to offer these packages on the release page, would it help if we uploaded them to a dedicated GitHub repo?

[Josh65-2201]

They have both URLs for offline installs and Winget can install the dependencies. Right now there an issue with Winget installing them microsoft/winget-pkgs#150504 (comment) last time it was with VClibs

[Josh65-2201]

There has only been one case of the issue there having and it was report by the user it was on there side #15162

[RokeJulianLockhart]

#15973 (comment)

@Josh65-2201, so you would suggest that I revert microsoft/winget-pkgs#166364 (comment), I expect?

[Josh65-2201]

I assume you mean not to use https://files.community/appinstallers/Files.preview.appinstaller, if so yes.
When there made we can probably have the files community bot update the URL when there a new update for that version

[RokeJulianLockhart]

#15973 (comment)

@Josh65-2201, that's not what I meant; the opposite. However, I should have been more clear by not using a double-negative.

To rephrase: despite #15973 (comment), do you suggest that I use the MSIX package you've linked as the installer URI for the request? If so, why?

[Josh65-2201]

App installers files don't work according to them microsoft/winget-pkgs#166364 (comment) and the one I link is the same as format as stable is working.

The URL I gave is also is what used everywhere else and will be staying, it was discussed at some point that preview may get it own separate installer like stable one and the app installer URL won't be there if it happens

[Josh65-2201]

@RokeJulianLockhart Files is now available to download on Winget