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[Package Issue]: KiCad.KiCad uninstall claim uninstall is successful, but uninstaller is still running
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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
Other
Brief description of your issue
winget uninstall KiCad.KiCad claims Successfully uninstalled, but still lists KiCad as installed. After waiting some time, KiCad disappears, so apparently, that command just launched a background task for uninstalling the program.
This was very confusing when combined with other problems with KiCad uninstallation. I request better output, so that it is clear if uninstallation is really complete, or if the process was started and is still running.
Steps to reproduce
- Install KiCad:
> winget install KiCad.KiCad
Found KiCad [KiCad.KiCad] Version 8.0.1
...
Successfully installed
- Uninstall it:
> winget uninstall KiCad.KiCad
Found KiCad [KiCad.KiCad]
Starting package uninstall...
Successfully uninstalled
- Check if KiCad is still installed:
> winget list KiCad.Kicad
Actual behavior
Still listed as installed:
Name Id Version Source
----------------------------------------------------
KiCad 8.0 (current user) KiCad.KiCad 8.0.1 winget
After waiting for some time, like 10 seconds, the list becomes empty.
Expected behavior
Either:
winget uninstallcommand reports that is has started a background uninstallation process, ORwinget uninstallwaits for the uninstaller to complete and only claims successful uninstallation when the package is really gone.
Environment
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.7.10661
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.3296
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10661.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the behavior with the reported winget uninstall and list commands on the stated Windows environment, then determine whether the package manifest or winget client owns the uninstall completion status. Done means the command either clearly reports background work or waits before reporting success, with the KiCad listing reflecting the selected behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100