Uninstall-PSResource: • Uninstall is not checking for dependencies (for Az modules)

[SydneyhSmith]

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

• Uninstall is not checking for dependencies – Here is a repro. Note that Az.Accounts is removed instead of throwing an error.

PS> Install-PSResource Az.Billing -Repository PSGallery -Reinstall -PassThru

Name Version Prerelease Repository Description

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Az.Billing 2.0.0.0 PSGallery Microsoft Azure PowerShell - Billing service cmdlets for Azure Resource Mana…
Az.Accounts 2.9.1.0 PSGallery Microsoft Azure PowerShell - Accounts credential management cmdlets for Azur…

PS> Uninstall-PSResource Az.Accounts
PS> gmo az.* -list

Directory: C:\Users\sewhee\Documents\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version PreRelease Name PSEdition ExportedCommands

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Script 2.0.0 Az.Billing Core,Desk {Get-AzBillingInvoice, Get-AzBillingPer…

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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[kilasuit]

I think here the ask would boil down to the Uninstall-PSResource cmdlet to look up all other modules on the system that may have a dependency on any of the dependencies of the module to be uninstalled and then determine whether or not those dependencies can also be removed safely or not.

[Viajaz]

Does this relate to #665?

[alerickson]

@Viajaz very likely! Thanks for linking the two issues