install-package : Dependency loop detected for package 'Microsoft.Data.Sqlite'

Question

I am trying to install Microsoft.Data.Sqlite with PowerShell's cmdLet install-package:

$pkg = find-package -name Microsoft.Data.Sqlite
install-package -force -scope currentUser -verbose $pkg

The second command takes a long time and then responds with

install-package : Dependency loop detected for package 'Microsoft.Data.Sqlite'.
At line:1 char:1
+ install-package -force -scope currentUser -verbose $pkg
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : Deadlock detected: (Microsoft.Data.Sqlite:String) [Install-Package], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DependencyLoopDetected,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage

Why is that and what do I have to do in order to install this package?

i recall seeing this for other packages - one of the posts linked to this >>> Installing System.Net.Http using Install-Package fails with "Dependency loop detected for package" · Issue #475 · OneGet/oneget — github.com/OneGet/oneget/issues/475 — Lee_Dailey
– Lee_Dailey, Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 9:54

JPBlanc · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-26 19:21:25Z

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First I Install the latest Nuget provider running following command in an elevated PowerShell prompt:

Install-PackageProvider Nuget –force –verbose

I resolved the trouble with another package where I met the same trouble using -SkipDependencies additional parameter :

Install-Package libphonenumber-csharp -Destination ".\NugetPackages" -Force -Source 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2' -ProviderName NuGet -RequiredVersion '8.10.23' -SkipDependencies -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Then install-package works again for this package, I clearly don't understand why it suddendly stop working, but -SkipDependencies is for me the answer to dependency loop.

answered Nov 26, 2019 at 19:21

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2 Comments

AymenDaoudi Over a year ago

I'm not sure this will solve the problem. This will only silence the errors. Additionally the user may lose some functionalities by skipping dependencies

JPBlanc Over a year ago

@AymenDaoudi for many packages it solves the error for me. For complex dependencies, you have to load each package. But if you prefered staid stuck.

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