Can't uninstall dotnet-sdk-10.0.100-osx-arm64 using the latest available uninstall tool version 1.7.656206

Goal

Uninstall .NET I've installed

Background details

Installed version: 10.0.100
Installed using dotnet-sdk-10.0.100-osx-arm64.pkg.
Uninstaller version: 1.7.656206
- Create OSX archive during build #414
Uninstaller contents local path: ~/Downloads/dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64

Current issue

Check dotnet info

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 dotnet --info
zsh: command not found: dotnet

Check if it is installed

✔︎⃣ Result

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ls -la /usr/local/share/dotnet/x64
total 400
drwxr-xr-x  12 root  wheel     384 Nov 22 00:01 .
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel      96 Nov 22 00:01 ..
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel     181 Oct 24 09:30 dnx
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel  117280 Oct 24 00:49 dotnet
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel      96 Oct 24 09:27 host
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    1116 Oct 24 07:55 LICENSE.txt
drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel     160 Nov 22 00:01 packs
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel      96 Oct 24 09:30 sdk
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel     128 Oct 24 09:30 sdk-manifests
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel     128 Nov 22 00:01 shared
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel      96 Oct 24 09:30 templates
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   77436 Oct 24 07:55 ThirdPartyNotices.txt

Get the 1.7.656206 uninstaller

✔︎⃣ Result

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ls -la
total 146064
drwx------@   4 zh  staff       128 Nov 25 21:01 .
drwx------@ 135 zh  staff      4320 Nov 25 21:06 ..
-rwxr-xr-x@   1 zh  staff  74743936 Nov 13 07:35 dotnet-core-uninstall
-rw-r--r--@   1 zh  staff     35960 Nov 13 07:34 dotnet-core-uninstall.pdb

Launch the uninstaller with no params

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.ParseErrorResult.Apply(InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.GetResultCode(InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13152 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall

Check the uninstaller help

✔︎⃣ Result

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall -h
dotnet-core-uninstall:
  Remove specified .NET Core SDKs or Runtimes. By default, this tool does not uninstall versions that might be needed for
  SDKs. Read the documentation for the .NET Core Uninstall Tool at https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-uninstall-docs.

Usage:
  dotnet-core-uninstall [options] [command]

Options:
  -?, -h, --help    Show help and usage information

Commands:
  list                         List .NET Core SDKs or Runtimes that can be removed with this tool.
  dry-run, whatif <VERSION>    Display .NET Core SDKs and Runtimes that will be removed.
  remove <VERSION>             Remove the specified .NET Core SDKs or Runtimes.
  --version                    Display .NET Core Uninstall Tool version information.

Check the uninstaller version

✔︎⃣ Result

1.7.656206+52a4a5d8ef7416e19e54be196b29c7e8511af8ef

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall --version
1.7.656206+52a4a5d8ef7416e19e54be196b29c7e8511af8ef

list versions uninstaller can uninstall

✔︎⃣ Result

.NET Core SDKs:
- 10.0.100 (x64)
.NET Core Runtimes:
- 10.0.0 (x64)

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall list

This tool cannot uninstall versions of the runtime or SDK that are installed using zip/scripts. The versions that can be uninstalled with this tool are:

.NET Core SDKs:
  10.0.100  (x64)

.NET Core Runtimes:
  10.0.0  (x64)

dry-run the uninstaller for 10.0.100 version I have installed

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall dry-run 10.0.100
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13231 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall dry-run 10.0.100

Just in case try dry-run the uninstaller for 10.0.0 version

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall dry-run 10.0.0
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13410 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall dry-run 10.0.0

What if it's the dry-run that's not working? Try remove 10.0.100 version I've installed

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13457 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100

Just in case try to remove 10.0.0 version listed in list output.

✕⃣ Failed

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-arm64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.0
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13442 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.0

All of these errors are something in the .NET Runtime blowing up while parsing your TermInfo database.

Do any .NET applications run on your host? I'd expect any that read the TermInfo (so any that use console coloration, etc) to blow up in the same way. I suspect this may need transferred to dotnet/runtime for triage by the BCL libraries team.

@baronfel

Do any .NET applications run on your host?

@baronfel, none that I know about. I'm new to .NET and already quitting.

How can I check it?
In case I find and kill all .NET apps running, would it make the uninstaller work?
- I believe the uninstaller suppose to do such things on its own or come with an optional script doing it.

Update

Just in case I've tried the osx-x64 version of the uninstaller

Tried list with the same result:

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-x64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall list

This tool cannot uninstall versions of the runtime or SDK that are installed using zip/scripts. The versions that can be uninstalled with this tool are:

.NET Core SDKs:
  10.0.100  (x64)

.NET Core Runtimes:
  10.0.0  (x64)

But

✕⃣ Failed to remove 10.0.100

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-x64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13772 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100

✕⃣ Failed to remove 10.0.0 as well

➜  dotnet-core-uninstall-osx-x64 ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.0
Unhandled exception. System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Index was outside the bounds of the array.)
 ---> System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.EvaluateInternal(String format, Int32& pos, FormatParam[] args, Stack`1 stack, FormatParam[]& dynamicVars, FormatParam[]& staticVars)
   at System.TermInfo.ParameterizedStrings.Evaluate(String format, FormatParam[] args)
   at System.ConsolePal.WriteSetColorString(Boolean foreground, ConsoleColor color)
   at System.ConsolePal.RefreshColors(ConsoleColor& toChange, ConsoleColor value)
   at System.CommandLine.IO.ConsoleExtensions.SetTerminalForegroundRed(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<UseExceptionHandler>g__Default|14_1(Exception exception, InvocationContext context)
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<CancelOnProcessTermination>b__5_0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.InvokeAsync(IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParseResultExtensions.InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, IConsole console)
   at System.CommandLine.Parsing.ParserExtensions.InvokeAsync(Parser parser, String[] args, IConsole console)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Uninstall.Program.Main(String[] args) in /_/src/dotnet-core-uninstall/Program.cs:line 19
[1]    13805 abort      ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.0

Can you try the command ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100 --sdk please? I'm wondering if the error could be in the dotnet-core-uninstall app in one of the error message format strings, and those are being triggered when you use invalid command syntax.

It's weird to see an exception thrown from there. But you might try a GUI version of this tool to uninstall, which won't go through Syste.Console namespaces.

Can you try the command ./dotnet-core-uninstall remove 10.0.100 --sdk please? I'm wondering if the error could be in the dotnet-core-uninstall app in one of the error message format strings, and those are being triggered when you use invalid command syntax.

I would bet it's this. When I try on windows with the previous command I get You must specify exactly one of: --aspnet-runtime, --hosting-bundle, --runtime, --sdk.. Perhaps there's some parsing issue there that for some reason only affects mac or arm64.

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Can't uninstall `dotnet-sdk-10.0.100-osx-arm64` using the latest available uninstall tool version `1.7.656206` #422