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[Package Issue]: tailscale.tailscale fails to upgrade due to MSI package missing error

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Description

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  • I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
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Category of the issue

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Brief description of your issue

Upgrading Tailscape 1.48.1 to 1.48.2 with winget upgrade -h --all fails with the error:

Installer failed with exit code: 2
Steps to reproduce

Run on PowerShell as Administrator:

winget upgrade -h --all
Actual behavior

The upgrade fails with the following error:

This installer cannot be used to update an existing MSI-based Tailscale installation. Please use the Tailscale MSI package instead.

shown on the following dialog:
2023-09-14_110054

Expected behavior

The upgrade succeeds without errors.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.5.2201
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.2215
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.2201.0
Screenshots and Logs

WinGet-2023-09-14-11-08-31.556.log

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the failure with PowerShell as Administrator using winget upgrade -h --all, starting from the tailscale.tailscale package and the attached WinGet log. Done means identifying the package metadata or installer selection causing the MSI update error and confirming that the upgrade from 1.48.1 to 1.48.2 succeeds.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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