Ansible v2.11.0
Instead of win_chocolatey, I ended up installing Notepad++ via win_package module.
- name: "Install {{ notepadpp_product_id }} version {{ notepadpp_version }}"
win_package:
path: "{{ remote_temp }}\\notepadplusplus.exe"
arguments: /S
product_id: "{{ notepadpp_product_id }}"
state: present
when: install
and I get this when I run the playbook, and Notepad++ is indeed installed and I see it in `C:\Program Files\Notepad++``
TASK [exa-prereqs : Install Notepad++ (64-bit x64) version 7.9.5] **************
changed: [10.227.xx.xx]
However when I run the uninstaller, by passing a -e '{install: false}', it doesn't get uninstalled, that is, C:\Program Files\Notepad++ folder and contents are still there, and still shows up in Control Panel -> Uninstall programs list.
- name: "Uninstall {{ notepadpp_product_id }} version {{ notepadpp_version }}"
win_package:
path: "{{ notepadpp_install_dir }}\\uninstall.exe"
arguments: /S
product_id: "{{ notepadpp_product_id }}"
state: absent
ignore_errors: true
when: not install
I see this when running the playbook with verbose option.
TASK [exa-prereqs : Uninstall Notepad++ (64-bit x64) version 7.9.5] ************
task path: /path/ansible/exa-playbooks/roles/exa-prereqs/tasks/notepadpp.yml:16
redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.win_package to ansible.windows.win_package
Using module file /usr/local/Cellar/ansible/3.3.0/libexec/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/windows/plugins/modules/win_package.ps1
Pipelining is enabled.
<10.227.xx.xx> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: jenkins on PORT 5986 TO 10.227.xx.xx
EXEC (via pipeline wrapper)
ok: [10.227.xx.xx] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"arguments": "/S",
"chdir": null,
"client_cert": null,
"client_cert_password": null,
"creates_path": null,
"creates_service": null,
"creates_version": null,
"expected_return_code": [
0,
3010
],
"follow_redirects": "safe",
"force_basic_auth": false,
"headers": null,
"http_agent": "ansible-httpget",
"log_path": null,
"maximum_redirection": 50,
"password": null,
"path": "C:\\Program Files\\Notepad++\\uninstall.exe",
"product_id": "Notepad++ (64-bit x64)",
"provider": "auto",
"proxy_password": null,
"proxy_url": null,
"proxy_use_default_credential": false,
"proxy_username": null,
"state": "absent",
"url_method": null,
"url_password": null,
"url_timeout": 30,
"url_username": null,
"use_default_credential": false,
"use_proxy": true,
"username": null,
"validate_certs": true,
"wait_for_children": false
}
},
"rc": 0,
"reboot_required": false
}
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers
Odd thing is, I use the same task for uninstalling another package (7-Zip) and it works for that. What gives?
I struggled with the same problem recently so I post my findings here.
If you list the packages with choco:
PS C:\Windows\system32> choco list --localonly
Chocolatey v1.2.1
chocolatey 1.2.1
chocolatey-compatibility.extension 1.0.0
chocolatey-core.extension 1.4.0
notepadplusplus 8.4.9
notepadplusplus.install 8.4.9
...you will see two entries for Nodepad++.
In my ansible playbook I created two task: one for notepadplusplus and one for notepadplusplus.install
- name: "Gather stats for {{ notepadpp_install_location }}"
win_stat:
path: "{{ notepadpp_install_location }}"
register: notepadpp_dir
- name: "Uninstall {{ notepadpp_product_id }} version {{ notepadpp_version }}"
win_package:
path: "{{ notepadpp_install_location }}\\uninstall.exe"
arguments: /S
product_id: "{{ notepadpp_product_id }}"
state: absent
when: notepadpp_dir.stat.exists == True
- name: "Uninstall {{ notepadpp_product_id}}.install version {{ notepadpp_version }}"
win_chocolatey:
name: "{{ notepadpp_product_id}}.install"
version: "{{ notepadpp_version }}"
state: absent
variables
notepadpp_product_id: notepad++
notepadpp_product_name: notepadplusplus
notepadpp_version: 8.4.9
notepadpp_install_location: C:\\Program Files\\Notepad++
thanks to my co-worker Marco for pointing out notepadplusplus.install