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`winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git` always fails, after removing git
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Description
Brief description of your issue
When upgrading git, the installer always removes git, then fails to install the new version, leaving the machine without git.
Running winget upgrade --all will also result in uninstalling git.
Steps to reproduce
winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git
or
winget upgrade --all
Expected behavior
Git should be updated to the new version, or if there is a problem, the previous version should be restored.
Actual behavior
Git is removed from the system.
Environment
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.5.441-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.3208
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.441.0
Logs: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
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Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
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 failure with winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git and inspect the diagnostic logs under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir. Trace the upgrade and rollback behavior for the Git package, then verify that an upgrade either completes or restores the previous Git installation, including through winget upgrade --all.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, git
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100