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> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:36:41 -0400
>=20
> Isn't there some kind of package distribution system for Windows (=
=E0 la
> Debian's APT, Redhat's RPM, or MacPorts, Fink, younameit)?

Not one that is widely used, and not present out of the box on every
Windows machine.

There's "Windows Update", but that only updates OS components.