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Add a warning that the winget package might lag behind
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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ <h4>Using winget tool</h4>
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Install <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget">winget tool</a> if you don't already have it, then type this command in command prompt or Powershell.<br>
<code>winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget</code>
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<strong>Note</strong>: The <code>Git.Git</code> package in winget is <i><b>not</b></i> maintained by the Git for Windows project and might deviate from the latest official version.
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<h4>Using Chocolatey</h4>
<p>
Install <a href="https://chocolatey.org/">Chocolatey</a> if you don't already have it, then run:<br>
<code>choco install git</code>
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<strong>Note</strong>: The <code>git</code> package in Chocolatey is <i><b>not</b></i> maintained by the Git for Windows project and might deviate from the latest official version.
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<p class="small">
The current source code release is version <strong>{{< site-param latest_version >}}</strong>.
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