"R for Windows" Upgrade doesn't work as it should

[Swe-it]

If you have an old version of R for Windows and run this:

Winget Upgrade -e --id RProject.R

It will install a newer version instead of updating, you then have two versions installed.

I don't know if this is by design, I just want to mention it if there is a configuration in the back that is not correct.

[mdanish-kh]

This is because the application installs "side-by-side" with previous versions. If the installer doesn't upgrade "in-place", we can add UpgradeBehavior: uninstallPrevious key in WinGet's manifest to tell WinGet to call the uninstaller first before installing the newer version. (There's also an experimental arg --uninstall-previous to pass to WinGet install or upgrade commands to explicitly call the uninstaller before installing a package)

I've opened a PR to fix this issue:

• Add uninstallPrevious to RProject.R 4.2.2 winget-pkgs#99054

For future package related issues, consider opening an issue over at WinGet's Community Packages Repository.