[wpkg-users] TIP: how to find out version and uninstall string: LibreOffice6

[Peter Gough]

Great tip, thanks.

This also works on Windows 10 if you install the Linux Bash Shell:

https://www.howtogeek.com/265900/everything-you-can-do-with-windows-10s-new-bash-shell/


On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 at 20:18, Jáder Marasca <dv.linuxfacil at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure if this works for all MSI, but see this:
>
> [root at andorinha LibreOffice6]# file LibreOffice_6.3.5.2_Win_x64.msi
> *LibreOffice_6.3.5.2_Win_x64*.msi: CDF V2 Document, Little Endian, Os:
> Windows, Version 6.2, Code page: 0, Title: Installation database, Subject:
> LibreOffice 6.3, Author: The Document Foundation, Keywords: Install,MSI,
> Comments: LibreOffice, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer,
> Security: 0, Template: x64;1033, Last Saved By: x64;1077, Revision Number:
> *{9FEFBA80-8687-4AC1-83F7-3CD3E9BAF275}**6.3.5.2*;{9FEFBA80-8687-4AC1-83F7-3CD3E9BAF275}6.3.5.2;{4B17E523-5D91-4E69-BD96-7FD81CFA81BB},
> Number of Pages: 200, Number of Characters: 32
>
> [root at andorinha LibreOffice6]# tail ../../packages/LibreOffice6.xml
> <remove timeout="600" cmd="msiexec /qb! /uninstall
> *{9FEFBA80-8687-4AC1-83F7-3CD3E9BAF275}*" >
>
> So in Linux, a "file X.MSI"  would tell the exact version of MSI file and
> his uninstall string.
>
> Just find out the info and would like to share as a thank you by all work
> done by others.
>
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