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steps to reproduce: - install Netbeans - update it with the update center - uninstall Netbeans Installation folder will not be removed and will still contain updates files. Maybe uninstaller could ask user if he wants to remove install dir? (like it does for user dir).
*** Bug 190384 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 196388 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Ok, so for NB 7.0 and newer it becomes more strange, because junit libs are installed as add-ons and stays in the uninstaled IDE. I understand that we didn't change it in NB 7.0 due to short time(so waiving for NB 7.0), but we need to deliver it in the next release.
Will we have a fix for 7.0.1 (a straightforward fix - a question in UI if user wants to remove all the files within the installdir) or does it deserve a more sophisticated solution?
I'm planning to fix it for 7.0.1
Integrated the fix to core-main. The following wording is used for the checkbox: "Remove the NetBeans IDE Installation Folder: {path to the installation dir}" Please, let me know is the wording should be changed.
(In reply to comment #6) > Integrated the fix to core-main. > The following wording is used for the checkbox: > "Remove the NetBeans IDE Installation Folder: {path to the installation dir}" > > Please, let me know is the wording should be changed. Probably, there could be displayed an additional hint like this: "All globally installed modules will be removed."? Just for unexperienced users, so they'll better understand?
To do it properly, the uninstaller would know about additionally installed updates/modules and uninstall them without asking. If the installer folder is empty after uninstalling NetBeans with additional updates/modules, the installer would delete it. That would mean there are no "unknown" files left in the folder that may be important for the user to keep. If we ask the user to make decision, majority of users would have to deal with a question that has obvious answer to them (yes). Some my know they don't want to delete it, and the rest would forget they have important files in the NetBeans installation folder and would delete them. Is it too difficult to do it properly?
(In reply to comment #8) > Is it too difficult to do it properly? Please be more polite - at least she now wants to fix this problem, which caused several strange problems, at least for me.
I apologize if it sounded impolite. That wasn't my intention. I understand if there are technical difficulties to do the uninstallation automatically. I just wanted to stress the correct behavior from user perspective.
Jan, you are right, but the "correct" implementation requires an integration of the Installer and Autoupdate (#54182). It is decided not to spend resources for implementation of this enhancement now. So I'm trying to fix the problem in a more straightforward way. So a lot depends on the wording we use in uninstaller.
Created attachment 108546 [details] Wording and placement proposal.
Ccing Ken. Ken, please review the wording in the attached PNG. It provides an option to delete the NetBeans installation folder.
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201105270401* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/8ae4626bafc6 User: Yulia Novozhilova <ynov@netbeans.org> Log: Fix #189671 - Uninstall does not remove updates
I would suggest the following wording. I would also suggest combining the 3 options so that there are only 2 lists of items, but Jan or others might have their reasons for keeping the lists separate. There could also be a checkbox to quickly select all. Click Uninstall to start the uninstallation process. .... Remove the following runtimes during the uninstallation process. [] ... Delete the following folders during the uninstallation process. [] NetBeans installation folder. The NetBeans installation folder might contain updates and plugins that were installed after the initial installation. The folder might also contain some user files or additional files added by a third party. [] NetBeans user folder (userdir) at ... The NetBeans user folder contains the configuration data for the IDE. For more information about ...
one comment: please do not ask about NetBeans installation folder (even do not show the checkbox) if there are no suspicious files left in it. It will avoid confusion at least for user without installed plugins.
Integrated into 'main-golden' Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/ User: Log:
Hmm, it works as expected in Dev (201106080600) ... I saw an integration into release701 already, but we do not have a new build from 7.0.1, then I'll verify. BTW: is there any reason this issue is not marked as FIXED yet ?
Integrated into 'releases' Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/releases/rev/ce4a7c904fc6 User: Yulia Novozhilova <ynov@netbeans.org> Log: Fix #189671 - Uninstall does not remove updates