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[Package Uninstall Issue]: Anaconda3.Anaconda3

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Category of the issue

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Brief description of your issue

It seems that winget list Anaconda.Anaconda3 doesn't run properly the uninstaller of anaconda at <INSTALLDIR>\Uninstall-Anaconda3.exe. This might cause error on upgrade for newer versions.
Need help to configure its manifest to point the uninstaller at someway...

Steps to reproduce

I installed Anaconda interactively with this command: winget install -e -i --id=Anaconda.Anaconda3 --source=winget --scope=machine.
And no problem at installation. But when I uninstall it with this command winget list Anaconda.Anaconda3, it doesn't uninstall it, and it says that uninstallation is completed with no errors...

Actual behavior

The code winget list Anaconda.Anaconda3 runs without errors but doesn't uninstall Anaconda, and also break the default uninstaller so that it uninstalls with errors.

Expected behavior

Using winget to uninstall Anaconda.Anaconda3 should run its uninstaller at <INSTALLDIR>\Uninstall-Anaconda3.exe.
For example, I installed Anaconda for all users, so that at my system the uninstaller is at "C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\Uninstall-Anaconda3.exe".

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.4.11071
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2965
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.11071.0

Logs: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir

User Settings: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

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Research direction

Reproduce the problem with winget list Anaconda.Anaconda3, then inspect the Anaconda3 package manifest and its uninstall configuration. Compare the configured behavior with the reported C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\Uninstall-Anaconda3.exe path; done means winget runs that uninstaller and Anaconda is actually removed without breaking the default uninstaller.

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Assessment

Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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