Fail to install PowerShellGet module 2.2.4

[idear1203]

Steps to reproduce

PS C:> Install-Module PowerShellGet -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber

WARNING: The version '1.4.6' of module 'PackageManagement' is currently in use. Retry the operation after closing the applications.
Install-Package: C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:9685:34
Line |
9685 |  … talledPackages = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters
     |                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | The module 'PowerShellGet' cannot be installed because the catalog signature in 'PowerShellGet.cat' does not match the hash generated from the module.

Expected behavior

PS C:> Install-Module PowerShellGet -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber -RequiredVersion 2.2.3

WARNING: The version '1.4.6' of module 'PackageManagement' is currently in use. Retry the operation after closing the applications.

Actual behavior

PS C:> Install-Module PowerShellGet -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber

WARNING: The version '1.4.6' of module 'PackageManagement' is currently in use. Retry the operation after closing the applications.
Install-Package: C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:9685:34
Line |
9685 |  … talledPackages = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters
     |                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | The module 'PowerShellGet' cannot be installed because the catalog signature in 'PowerShellGet.cat' does not match the hash generated from the module.

Environment data

> $PSVersionTable
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.0.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.0.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}       
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

> Get-Module -ListAvailable PowerShellGet,PackageManagement



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

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     2.2.3                 PowerShellGet                       Desk      {Find-Command, Find-DSCResource, Find-Module, Find-RoleCapability…}

    Directory: C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     1.4.6                 PackageManagement                   Desk      {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-PackageProvider, Get-PackageSource…}
Script     2.2.3                 PowerShellGet                       Desk      {Find-Command, Find-DSCResource, Find-Module, Find-RoleCapability…}

    Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Binary     1.0.0.1               PackageManagement                   Desk      {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-PackageProvider, Get-PackageSource…}
Script     1.0.0.1               PowerShellGet                       Desk      {Install-Module, Find-Module, Save-Module, Update-Module…}

> Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable

Name                     Version          DynamicOptions
----                     -------          --------------
NuGet                    3.0.0.1          Destination, ExcludeVersion, Scope, SkipDependencies, Headers, FilterOnTag, Contains, AllowPrereleaseVersions, ConfigFile, SkipValidate
PowerShellGet            2.2.3.0          PackageManagementProvider, Type, Scope, AllowClobber, SkipPublisherCheck, InstallUpdate, NoPathUpdate, AllowPrereleaseVersions, Filter, Tag, Includes, DscResour…
PowerShellGet            1.0.0.1

[Kelvysb]

For now I found a workaround for that problem, just skip the publisher check using -SkipPublisherCheck on the Install-Module command.

[alerickson]

Unfortunately, yes, the -SkipPublisherCheck needs to be added for that installation. I needed to get a security patch out, but will work on completely removing the catalog file as it seems to be a relic from older days and doesn't provide much functionality anymore.

[idear1203]

Thanks you both for the quick reply and explanation! Please let me know once the catalog file is removed.

[hbagarich]

I have the same problem but with Update-Module cmdlet. The Update-Module does not have -SkipPublisherCheck flag, is there a workaround for it?

[alerickson]

Hi @hiteshraigandhi, for future reference you can use Install-Module instead of Update-Module, as update (for all intents and purposes) simply calls to install.

However, there's a new release, 2.2.4.1, which no longer contains the catalog file. You should be able to update appropriately with this version.

[idear1203]

@alerickson , I see 2.2.4.1 has been unlisted. So we meet the same issue again. May I know why the 2.2.4.1 is unlisted and when this update issue will be fixed?