alesimula / wsa_pacman

A GUI package manager and package installer for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

wsa_pacman

A GUI package manager and package installer for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA).

Currently provides a double-click GUI installer for .apk and .xapk files that shows app information (package, icon, version and permissions), allows normal installations as well as upgrades and downgrades.

The app additionally provides a button to open Android settings and one to open the "Manage Applications" Android settings page, from which you can uninstall or disable applications and grant or revoke permissions

Settings

• Autostart WSA
  • on/off
• Android port
  • Default: 58526
• Language
  • All options
• Theme mode
  • System
  • Dark
  • Light
• Window transparency (mica)
  • Full
  • Partial
  • Disabled
• Adaptive icon shape
  • Squircle
  • Circle
  • Rounded square
  • Disabled

FAQ

Q: WSA PacMan is always showing the Offline status, why is that?

A: First things first make sure WSA is installed (duh); Open the 'Windows Subsystem for Android™ Settings' app, in the Developer tab and make sure the 'Developer mode' switch is enabled; inside manage developer settings, make sure the 'USB debugging' option is enabled.

Should all of the above fail, try following this procedure; make sure to check the 'always allow' option.

Q: Can I use WSA PacMan on older versions of Windows (eg. Windows 10)?

A: WSA PacMan depends on Windows Subsystem for Linux, which is only officially supported on Windows 11.

However, you may be able to install WSA on Windows 10 using this project by JimDude7404 and following the step-by-step guide on the GitHub page.

Q: Can i install the Play Store?

A: The play store is not officially supported on WSA, and at the moment it is only possible to install it using an unofficial WSA build. I recommend installing the Aurora Store instead, which is an unofficial Play Store client; but if you really want the Play Store and other Google apps, check out this project.

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wsa_pacman's Issues

Problem with the connection

Hello

I have turned on the developer mode under windows 11 setting and reboot. The error message still exists.

Thank you

German and traditional Chinese localization

de.zip

[BUG] Wrong automatic language

Language changed to arabic (it changed automatically - i have no idea of arabic)

I solved it with google lens, but just to let you know that the following locale perferences (the ones in my pc):

• Catalan
• Spanish (Spain)
• English (UK)
• Italian (Italy)
• French (France)

Just led to arabic being set as the default language.

Add support for proxy settings

Hi.
I hope if it's possible to add proxy settings to this app's settings page.

We could use adb to set proxy:
adb shell settings put global http_proxy <ip:port>
where the ip is the IP of your Windows machine for vEthernet (WSL) interface.

(On my machine it is vEthernet (WSL) interface, but I don't know if it will be different on other machines. )

Option for creating desktop shortcut for apps which cannot be launched independently

Depending if an app can be launced by its own there's an option to open the app after installation.
The option for creating a desktop shortcut should be handled in the same way as it would not make a sense to create a shortcut for an app which cannot be launched that way...

[1.2.2] After sucesfully updating an app the window gives just "Cancel" as an option

I updated the following app through wsa_pacman: Opera beta 67.0.3485

The update succeeds, however the only option given in the final dialog was "Cancel" while one for starting the app or regular closing the window is missing. Also, I noticed that this window does not have the common options in the top right corner (Minimize, Maximize, Close).

The same happens with re-installing.

However, the issue seems to be specific as updating other apps do install as intended (however, the missing options in the top right remain).

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Newly set up WSA cannot be started through wsa_pacman

Prerequisites:

• Windows Subsystem for Android is freshly installed (no userdata exists)
• In Windows Subsystem for Android Settings developer options are enabled

Steps

• Start wsa_pacman
• Try to start Windows Subsystem for Android from there

Expected bevavior

• Windows Subsystem for Android starts

Actual behavior

• The mouse pointer changes shortly but nothing else happens

Further information

• Upon first start of an Android app the Windows Subsystem for Android asks to share analytics data.
• This window is not shown if wsa_pacman tries to start the system.

Screenshot

Screencast

20220130_140145_ApplicationFrameHost.mp4

The installation has failed, but no error was thrown

It is not letting me install anything on WSA.

Pacman shows app installed but they aren't.

Opening an apk after associating it with pacman I can see the Installer window appear and pacman reads package name and shows it icon but when I click Install it instantly shows me the "App Installed" Window in just a sec. That means the app wasn't installed clicking on "Open App" doesn't do anything because the app isn't Installed. Obviously not visible in Start Menu.

Automatically start subsystem when clicking install

This would be great to start when clicking install if the subsystem isn't started yet. Just like opening an android app without starting the subsystem.

[Feature suggestion] Would you please add DPI adjustment function?

Adjusting to a specific DPI allows some applications to enter Pad Mode. This function is very usefull for users of wechat.
BTW, thanks for your nice software!

Update Russian translate

#65 solves the issue of translation described by the #55 (comment)

[Feature Request] WSL Support

I know this would be a really big thing and may take a while to implement but if it would become compatible with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) that would be awesome or if you could make a separate repository or something, but please make this somehow. Make it just like this accept for any .deb file and use the WSL.

[Feature suggestion] Transfer files from PC to WSA and viceversa

You can simply add a button which allows to select a file, then performs "adb pull" or "adb push". This would be very useful imo

Install via Scoop

Scoop is a famous Windows package manager, we can use scoop to install & update wsa_pacman.

Once added to the scoop bucket, we can install and update it like this:

scoop install wsa-pacman

scoop update wsa-pacman

Installation and updates will be a breeze.

Infinite loading

Infinite loading for install an apk

My apk :
https://anonfiles.com/rcP7DeBbx7/ELYZE_-_Pr_sidentielle_2022_1.1.95_apkcombo.com_apk
Official link :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lesengages.elyze
(generate by https://apkcombo.com/fr/apk-downloader/?package=com.lesengages.elyze&device=phone&arches=default&sdkInt=default&expanded=1&format=apk&dpi=480&lang=fr)

Its a french app

Thanks !

Application icons

@alesimula Is there a situation where the icons of the apps are real - that is, of the app image, as in file explorers on Android devices?
And not everyone is the same, with the PacMan logo ...
This will help a lot!
Thanks.

example apk file to test if everything works

Where can I find some example apk file to test if it works?
I would be nice to include an example apk file

Add a quick wsa shutdown button

Add a quick wsa shutdown button

Adding more languages including Arabic

I hope in the future you add more language including Arabic.
I am ready to help you to add Arabic language translation if you agreed 🤝

[Feature suggestion] backup Windows Subsystem for Android apps and data

WSATools is going to be getting this Feature soon but I like your tool more so if you added this we wouldn't have to have 2 apps for managing our WSA install.

Desired functional improvements

Hope to be able to provide MSIX format of the installation package, publish to Microsoft Store, and provide multi-language support
希望能够提供msix格式的安装包，上架Microsoft Store，并提供多语言支持

Should change text colour on blue buttons

Currently all the buttons (install/cancel) have black text. The Install button (or any button that has a blue background) should have a more bright text (probably white) as the text is not really noticeable.

Can't install if in Chinese name folder

Can't install if the APK file in Chinese name folder

short cut post installation

how do i create a short cut after not checking the box post installation?

I know this is not the right place but

brother I love how u made this with the flutter, can u please teach me or guide me I am new to flutter i wanna build apps and becomeu ur student

Auto Turnoff feature

Hi,

It would be great if there was some sort of auto turn off feature for WSA if the Pacman installer is exited and there are no other
WSA apps running at that time.

Thanks

apk icons

would it be possible to have the apk files icons be the same as what it would be on a normal android and if its possible to add desktop shortcuts to installed apps as i personally like this over wsatools

WSA cannot be turned on because of ERROR: this code execution cannot be proceed because gfxstream_backend.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.

I also reinstalled the program but still facing the same error.

The highlight bar at the bottom of the "Settings" icon is not centered.

In the pictures below, you can see that the highlight bar at the bottom of the "Settings" icon is a little out of the center.

Unable to connect to WSA

Despite the fact that the WSA programming settings are enabled, the program does not work. Has anyone met with such a problem and knows the solution? The message is displayed a few seconds after pressing the "Turn on" button. WSA generally works because the Amazon AppStore and File Manager run.

Add to package managers and Microsoft Store

It seems like a more popular alternative is available on the Microsoft Store called WSATools. Would be great if this would be in the Microsoft Store and other package managers too.

Checklist:

• Chocolatey
• Scoop (#10)
• Winget
• Microsoft Store

add version number to app and to WSA-pacman.exe file properties

Currently no way (that I can find) to determine what version I have installed.

Would be nice to have an updater as well.

[1.2.x] Usabilities in design

I am wondering about the purpose of this arrow. It does not doing anything obvious on my system.

Those two "|" can be used as separator between both available options, however I don't know if they're really necessary.
I think it would be even better to bring "WSA" and "Settings" closer together e.g. by placing the "WSA" just left of the settings.

The Settings tooltip seems not to have a localisation.

3D games either don't display 3D graphics or crash

Hey. I tried two games, Sonic 2, which doesn't display any 3D graphics, and Genshin Impact, which crashes as soon as the game starts downloading the required files.

Moved from the incorrectly named directory and update Russian translation

Greetings!
I decided to make my small contribution to the development of this project and created a translation into Russian. I hope it will be added to the release in the future

Also, please consider #54 #53 pull requests, one of which removes the directory is not needed due to a translation error of the directory itself and add to the folder "locale" updated translation into Russian

Create an MSI Package

Hi, please create an MSI Package for this app.

[Feature suggestion] About Japanese support

Looking at the situation in Japan, WSAPacman is used quite a bit, and it is hoped that the app will be translated into Japanese. If you can, please do so.

Add Open and Uninstall buttons to app install UI

If you already have the app installed, right now the choices are Cancel and Reinstall. I think it'd be really useful if you also added Uninstall and Open here.

And as I mentioned somewhere else, please hook up Esc to press Cancel in this UI.

Thanks!

Adding a Hebrew language

Hello.
Your software is very helpful to us, can I add Hebrew?

Add support for xapk

Hi, I really thank you for this app and for your continues development,
I hope if it's possible to add .xapk support in the future so it will be easier than using XAPK installer from Google Store

I found something related to xapk installation via adb HERE

Many thanks.

Auto updater for .apks from ApkMirror?

Software does not start successfully on win11 build 22593 ni_release.220402-1100

错误应用程序名称: WSA-pacman.exe，版本: 1.0.0.1，时间戳: 0x62409f8e
错误模块名称: WSA-pacman.exe，版本: 1.0.0.1，时间戳: 0x62409f8e
异常代码: 0xc0000005
错误偏移量: 0x00000000000057f0
错误进程 ID: 0x0x7AD0
错误应用程序启动时间: 0x0x1D84B0CD535F9B3
错误应用程序路径: C:\Program Files\WSA PacMan\WSA-pacman.exe
错误模块路径: C:\Program Files\WSA PacMan\WSA-pacman.exe
报告 ID: 803dfd16-27c9-4825-9fb4-76db2e675825
错误程序包全名:
错误程序包相对应用程序 ID:

Chinese text mess

[1.2.1] can't install apk when filename is Chinese

thanks 4 your great software.
I cant install apk when file name is Chinese, the window always shows loading.
When I rename file in English,it works fine

wsa_pacman version is 1.2.1

Quick power button does not work

Thanks for this great software!
But the WSA quick power button does not work for me, I press and it does not turn on the WSA
Only after I open any app is the WSA enabled and then apps can be installed.
with gratitude
Written using Google Translate, I do not speak English.

Cannot open .apk file containing Chinese characters in name

Hi,
I just noticed that if the .apk file has name with Chinese characters, it will stuck at loading and I won't be able to install the app. After deleting those characters the .apk file works fine.

Icon for the installation file

@alesimula I know this is not important, but the installation file of the software is without the beautiful icon of wsa paman ... By the way, how do you pack the installation? I would love to know, it looks like a good tool. Thanks!

App version information truncated

I noticed that the app version is truncated due to any reason... maybe some characters (|)need to be escaped?

Killing adb server once not needed anymore

I just noticed that adb keeps running despite wsa_pacman is closed. I am wondering whether it would not be useful to shut down adb server upon closing wsa_pacman or give the user some options (such as mentioned or after a certain period of inactivity).