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winget uninstall with --version uninstalls the wrong version
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Description
Brief description of your issue
When there are two installations of the same application (different versions), running winget uninstall and specifying --version, the wrong version of the application may be uninstalled, leaving the target version intact.
Personal case:
> winget list --name code --verbose
Name Id Version Available Source
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Microsoft Visual Studio Code Microsoft.VisualStudioCode 1.74.2 1.80.1 winget
Microsoft Visual Studio Code (User) Microsoft.VisualStudioCode 1.80.1 winget
> winget uninstall --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --version 1.74.2
Found Microsoft Visual Studio Code [Microsoft.VisualStudioCode]
Starting package uninstall...
Successfully uninstalled
> winget list --name code --verbose
Name Id Version Available Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Microsoft.VisualStudioCode 1.74.2 1.80.1 winget
Steps to reproduce
Install the same application twice:
- Microsoft.VisualStudioCode v1.74.2 on system account
- Microsoft.VisualStudioCode v1.80.1 on user account
Run winget uninstall --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --version 1.74.2
Expected behavior
Expected v1.74.2 to be uninstalled and v1.80.1 to remain installed.
Actual behavior
Observed that v1.74.2 was not uninstalled and v1.80.1 was uninstalled inadvertently.
Environment
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.5.1572
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.3208
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.1572.0
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
Reproduce the issue with two Microsoft.VisualStudioCode installations, v1.74.2 on the system account and v1.80.1 on the user account, then run the stated winget uninstall command. Trace how the CLI selects an installed package when --id and --version are supplied; done means only v1.74.2 is removed and v1.80.1 remains.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100