Bug #113732 Upgrade from old version of MySQLShell to latest

• Submitted: 24 Jan 4:55
• Modified: 29 May 15:13
• Reporter: Prachi P
• Status: Closed
• Category: Shell General / Core Client
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 8.0.36
• OS: Windows (Windows 10)
• CPU Architecture: Other (x64 VM)

[24 Jan 4:55] Prachi P

Description:
 I am currently in the process of testing the installation and upgrade of MySQL Shell on a Windows 10 64-bit virtual machine silently. While the upgrade process worked seamlessly up until version 8.0.33, I encountered an issue when attempting to upgrade to version 8.0.34 and beyond.It appears that the newer version(8.0.35/8.0.36) is coexisting with the older version, and I am unable to perform an upgrade.
Is it intended for MySQL Shell versions to coexist, or is manual uninstallation of the older version required before upgrading to the latest release?
If manual uninstallation is required, are there any specific user settings or configurations that might be affected by this process?
Is there any documentation available for upgrade?

How to repeat:
Install 8.0.34
Install 8.0.35\8.0.36

[24 Jan 5:03] Prachi P

OS Details-
Windows 10 x64(Virtual Machine)
Processor-AMD

[24 Jan 12:38] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for report

[14 Feb 4:53] Prachi P

Any update on this issue please?

[28 May 6:18] Prachi P

Hi Team, Any update on this issue?
Latest version is also coexisted with old version.

[29 May 15:13] Edward Gilmore

Posted by developer:
 
Added the following note to the MySQL Shell 8.0.38, 8.4.1, and 9.0.0 release notes:
  
Upgrading MySQL Shell 8.0.35, or higher, on Windows platforms, resulted in 
multiple installations instead of overwriting the existing installation.

Thank you for the bug report.