Windows libre software toolkit

Small Windows toolkit to install libre software packs with winget and remove selected built-in Windows apps.

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What is inside?

Path	Purpose
powershell/libres-softwares-install.ps1	Interactive installer for a curated list of applications.
powershell/Winget-Remove-BuiltInApps.ps1	Removes selected built-in Windows applications for the current user.
winget/libre-soft-start-pack.yaml	Automated starter pack: Firefox ESR, 7-Zip and VLC.
winget/libre-soft-base-libreoffice.yaml	Starter pack plus LibreOffice.
winget/libre-soft-base-onlyoffice.yaml	Starter pack plus ONLYOFFICE.

Requirements

Run the commands from an administrator terminal on Windows.

Enable winget configuration support first:

winget configure --enable

The automated YAML packs currently assert Windows 11 24H2 or newer.

Interactive Installer

Choose the software you want to install from a PowerShell menu.

Run from the repository root:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\powershell\libres-softwares-install.ps1

Available applications:

Application	winget ID
Firefox ESR (FR)	Mozilla.Firefox.ESR.fr
7-Zip	7zip.7zip
VLC Media Player	VideoLAN.VLC
ONLYOFFICE	ONLYOFFICE.DesktopEditors
LibreOffice	TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice
GIMP	GIMP.GIMP.3
Inkscape	Inkscape.Inkscape
Chromium	Hibbiki.Chromium
Bitwarden	Bitwarden.Bitwarden
Thunderbird	Mozilla.Thunderbird

Automated Packs

Use winget configuration files when you want a repeatable installation.

Pack	Includes	Command
Starter pack	Firefox ESR, 7-Zip, VLC	winget configure --file .\winget\libre-soft-start-pack.yaml --accept-configuration-agreements
LibreOffice pack	Starter pack, LibreOffice	winget configure --file .\winget\libre-soft-base-libreoffice.yaml --accept-configuration-agreements
ONLYOFFICE pack	Starter pack, ONLYOFFICE	winget configure --file .\winget\libre-soft-base-onlyoffice.yaml --accept-configuration-agreements

Example:

winget configure --file .\winget\libre-soft-start-pack.yaml --accept-configuration-agreements

Remove Built-In Apps

The cleanup script uninstalls selected Windows applications for the current user.

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\powershell\Winget-Remove-BuiltInApps.ps1

Targeted applications include Xbox components, Outlook for Windows, Feedback Hub, OneDrive, Teams, Microsoft To Do, Bing apps, Clipchamp and related built-in packages.

Maintenance Note

When changing scripts, package IDs, pack contents or documented commands, update both README files:

• README.md for English.
• README.fr.md for French.

License

This project is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.