[wpkg-users] iTunes recipe...

Stefan Pendl stefan.pendl.71 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 17 18:53:06 CET 2021



Am 17.11.2021 um 18:17 schrieb Marco Gaiarin:
> Mandi! Stefan Pendl
>    In chel di` si favelave...
>
>> Do not use the UUID to remove the software, it is much easier to use the MSI
>> package directly.
> Ah. But i suppose i have to use *exactly* the MSI package i've
> currently installed, right?
> For that normally i use UUID...

No, MSI packages have a main UUID, that specifies the application and a 
separate UUID for the update.
So using a later MSI package will also remove previous versions.
In addition one can always use the update before remove feature of WPKG.

>> You may also use WMIC PRODUCT with the uninstall method, which will directly
>> use the uninstall option of "Programs & Features".
> ...but in this way i cannot pass to MSI uninstallation some parameters,
> like, for example, 'REBOOT=ReallySuppress', right?
>

Yes, the downside is the inability of applying command line parameters.

mfg
St.Pendl


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