Bug 479799

Summary:	Winget package manager displays installed version as 7.9.0 instead of 8.2.0
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	lajawi55
Component:	Bundle-Windows	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	qt6
Version First Reported In:	8.2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description lajawi55 2024-01-14 13:33:45 UTC

SUMMARY
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Since recently, I've started using Winget package manager to install, update, and uninstall applications on my Windows device. When I list all available updates, it displays Digikam 8.2.0, as it thinks version 7.9.0 is installed:
```
Name            ID                            Version  Available Quelle
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
digiKam 7.9.0   KDE.digikam                   7.9.0    8.2.0     winget
```

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
*I don't know how this issue came to be, but I expect this:*
1. Install DigiKam
2. Use Winget to check for updates
3. Check whether the "current" version is lower than the actually installed version

OBSERVED RESULT
Instead of displaying the currently installed version, Winget displays an older one, and everytime I try to update, it downloads and runs the 8.2.0 installer, but it doesn't change the fact the old version is still detected.

EXPECTED RESULT
As soon as the newest version of DigiKam is installed, I expect it to not show up in Winget with an available update.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11
macOS: -
Linux/KDE Plasma: -
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: -
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.245.0
Qt Version: 6.6.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 13:41:50 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 479487 ***

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 13:42:48 UTC

We do not support winget (Windows package manager).

Here is the GitHub entry that hosts digKam, you can also report your problem here.

https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/k/KDE/digikam/8.2.0

Maik

Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 13:54:30 UTC

Use the Registry Editor to check whether orphaned entries still exist in HKLM "Software\digiKam". This problem was solved with the digiKam-8.2.0 installer during  the uninstallation.

Maik

Comment 4 lajawi55 2024-01-14 14:04:46 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #2)
> We do not support winget (Windows package manager).
> 
> Here is the GitHub entry that hosts digKam, you can also report your problem
> here.
> 
> https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/k/KDE/digikam/
> 8.2.0
> 
> Maik

If you do not support Winget, how can I download and update via Winget? Isn't it the developers responsibility to make the package available via Winget?

Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 14:13:32 UTC

I only became aware of Winget with Bug 479487. Before that, I was not aware of this Windows package manager. As I understand it, the Winget team itself maintain the updates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Package_Manager

By the way, digiKam has its own online update function.
https://docs.digikam.org/en/getting_started/installation.html#application-updates

Maik

Comment 6 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 14:30:56 UTC

The issue may be related to Bug 468597. Uninstalling digiKam-8.2.0 should then solve it.

Maik

Comment 7 lajawi55 2024-01-14 15:17:15 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #6)
> The issue may be related to Bug 468597. Uninstalling digiKam-8.2.0 should
> then solve it.
> 
> Maik

I've just tried this, but even if the application isn't installed anymore, if checking for updates with Winget, it outputs digiKam has an update availabe, from 7.9.0 to 8.2.0.

Comment 8 Maik Qualmann 2024-01-14 15:58:22 UTC

Here you would have to ask the Winget project how they recognize installed versions. digiKam itself does not write anything into the Windows Registry, the installer only writes the software entry.
Is there perhaps an orphaned entry in the Start menu folder?

Maik

Comment 9 lajawi55 2024-01-14 16:00:36 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #8)
> Here you would have to ask the Winget project how they recognize installed
> versions. digiKam itself does not write anything into the Windows Registry,
> the installer only writes the software entry.
> Is there perhaps an orphaned entry in the Start menu folder?
> 
> Maik

There was, but removing it doesn't change anything.