[Package Issue]: JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate

[TheStingPilot]

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• I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
• I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.

Category of the issue

Other

Brief description of your issue

If you upgrade an existing JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate installation, the previous version is not removed. The uninstall of the previous version is not done silently. You will see a IntelliJ IDEA Uninstall box where you have to make choices.

According to the yaml file, the previous versions should be removed. That is not done as this box prevents the uninstall of any previous version. So, the previous version is not uninstalled.

JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Community has the same issue. Please, check that one also. Maybe other Jetbrains products have this issue too.

Steps to reproduce

"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.23.1911.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\winget.exe" install --exact --id JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate --version "2023.1" --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements --scope machine --source winget

"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.23.1911.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\winget.exe" upgrade --exact --id JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements --scope machine --source winget

Install an old version and perform the upgrade to the latest version.

Actual behavior

Two - or more - old versions side by side.

Expected behavior

Silent uninstall of the previous version and installation of the latest version.

Environment

WinGet version: v1.8.1911

Screenshots and Logs

It seems that the uninstall.exe process starts another process: Un_A.exe. That process is waiting for user input.

[stephengillie]

Unfortunately, our validations only really cover installs, and don't really cover uninstallers. Installers have silent switches more often than uninstallers, likely as the developer is more incentivized in making a pleasant install experience than uninstall experience.

I've added the Help-Wanted This is a good candidate work item from the community. label in hopes that another community member can find a better outcome for this situation than currently exists.