microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs
[Package Issue]: Mozilla.Firefox.es-ES
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Description
### Please confirm these before moving forward
- [x] I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- [x] I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.
### Category of the issue
Installation issue.
### Brief description of your issue
Issue with winget package identification
Running:
winget list --source winget
returns:
Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES) ARP\Machine\X64\Mozilla Firefox 146.0.1
This result is incorrect, because the package is reported with an ARP identifier instead of a valid winget package ID.
Running:
Import-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client
Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object { $_.Source -eq 'winget' }
returns:
Mozilla Firefox (en-US) Mozilla.Firefox 146.0.1
This result is also incorrect:
Microsoft.WinGet.Client always reports the wrong package name
The package language does not match the installed Spanish (es-ES) version
The returned ID does not correspond to the actual installed variant
Summary
winget list does not return the correct winget ID for Firefox
Microsoft.WinGet.Client returns a different, incorrect package name and locale
Neither output can be reliably used for package management or automation
In short, winget’s package detection and normalization are fundamentally broken in this case.
### Steps to reproduce
Install Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES)
Run;
Winget list --sorce "winget"
Import-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client; Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object { $_.Source -eq 'winget' }
### Actual behavior
Winget list --sorce "winget" ---> returs;
Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES) ARP\Machine\X64\Mozilla Firefox 146.0.1
Import-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client; Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object { $_.Source -eq 'winget' } --> returns;
Mozilla Firefox (en-US) Mozilla.Firefox 146.0.1
### Expected behavior
Winget list --sorce "winget" ---> returs;
Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES) **Mozilla.Firefox.es-ES** 146.0.1
Import-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client; Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object { $_.Source -eq 'winget' } --> returns;
**Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES)** Mozilla.Firefox**.es-ES** 146.0.1
### Environment
```raw
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.7462
Arquitectura del sistema: X64
Paquete: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.350.0
```
### Screenshots and Logs
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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
Start by reproducing the `winget list --source winget` and `Get-WinGetPackage` commands with Mozilla Firefox (x64 es-ES) installed. Compare their package name, source ID, locale, and version with the expected `Mozilla.Firefox.es-ES` result; done means both entry points identify the installed Spanish variant consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100