Package Manager should have Install Queue

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Hi,

I was setting up a new PC and downloading many things at once. This made new packages install very, very slowly. A simple queue that would allow me to queue multiple package installs and leave the pc would have saved me a fair bit of time.

This is a minor quality-of-life feature, but it would definitely save some developers a few hours.

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Hi there,

We are aware of the issue and we have a task to look into multi-select operations in the future.

Thanks so much for your feedback.

As a workaround, you can open the Packages/manifest.json file and manually add the packages you want to install, that way all of the packages could be added at the same time. Hope that helps.

Best,
Ethan

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+1 This issue should have more interest

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Hey folks,

Just to let you know that this is something we are considering adding - but just not something that is deemed high priority right now.

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I would definitely benefit from this as clicking one by one on packages to update and editing the manifest file both feel very fiddly right now

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Just hypothetically before I start considering whether I want to make an attempt:
Q: would it be possible for someone to extend the package manager class say and add in a queue, or is it not that extensible? I’m guessing there’s no source; but if it’s not internal and there’s at least some logic to the class - or better yet - documented?

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Hey folks,

So since I last posted, the Package Manager team has spun up a roadmap and ideas submission board where you can formally request features. I’d suggest posting the suggestion there to get formal traction.

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There are many point I want to express that I hate that submission board platform

It hard to use. It doesn’t sync with our unity ID and we need to annoyingly input many things just for suggesting. The comment and suggestion was not being public and so we cannot discuss or sharing idea. And the most inconvenient things is we cannot search or track anything and cannot know progress

That site surely look beautiful but not contain any good UX at all

Pardon me to repeat this, please get back to use github issue system. You can spun up empty repo just for issue system