microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Replace if exists command
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I think a winget replace would be helpful to uninstall a package if it exists and install another to replace it.
An example could be to replace chrome browser with Firefox browser.
Proposed technical implementation details
the call & parameters would be:
Winget replace --uninstall-id --install-id
The programming flow would be something like:
if ($uninstall-id exists){
Winget uninstall $uninstall-id
$result = Winget install $install-id
if($result -ne “successfully installed”){
Winget install $uninstall-id
}
Example Winget call would be:
Winget replace --uninstall-id Google.Chrome --install-id Mozilla.Firefox
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing uninstall and install command behavior and the CLI's command conventions; the issue names no files, entry points, or tests. Done requires an agreed replace command with defined handling for an absent package, installation failure, and rollback, followed by validation of those cases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100