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[Package Issue]: Microsoft.Git cannot be distinguished from Git.Git #175501
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Maybe they are mostly the same, only with some specific patches. |
Can (BTW, @tilagnes, I think it worth updating the issue title to be more informative) |
I think it can't at the moment. Portable applications won't write any information to the Registry, except you install them via |
Please confirm these before moving forward
Category of the issue
Installation issue.
Brief description of your issue
Microsoft.Git is installed as Git.Git.
Steps to reproduce
winget install Microsoft.Git
winget list --name Git
this shows Git.Git is installed.winget list --id Microsoft.Git
- this shows Microsoft.Git is installed.winget list --id Git.Git
- this shows Git.Git is installed.Actual behavior
Expected behavior
winget should always show Microsoft.Git installed, not Git.Git. If I run
winget update -r
, it will updateMicrosoft.Git
usingGit.Git
Environment
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