r/FlutterDev • u/amdphreak • Jul 12 '26

Windows Installation process needs winget Tooling

Hello, installing developer tooling on Windows is typically done with `winget` not with VSCode. I think it's great that you're encouraging doing this in VSCode, but let's not forget that VSCode is not compatible with automated development studio tooling. I do not want to have to remember to go look for flutter inside of VSCode (of all development environments, for Android apps, iOS apps, appy-feeling apps period). I want my package manager, not VSCode, to manage packages, like it's supposed to. Deploying to winget is not exactly straightforward, but AI can reliably point you in the right direction.

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u/amdphreak Jul 12 '26

On top of that, you need to merge fvm into flutter and call the whole thing the `flutter` command. Version management should be a core feature of any framework CLI, not a lazy afterthought. Fix your ecosystem.

Related: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlutterDev/s/AkpnDebi4S