<!-- Add the related story/sub-task/bug number, like Resolves #123, or remove if NA --> **Related issue:** #50020 # What this does Adds **GNU Privacy Guard** as a Windows Fleet-maintained app. One of the 11 apps split out of #48501 that failed the FMA validator; #50016 shipped the 6 that passed. ## Why it was failing The install itself worked — the validator logged `New application detected at: C:\Program Files\GnuPG`. The *script* never returned: ``` 20:18:36 INFO msg="Executing install script..." app="GNU Privacy Guard" 20:28:36 ERROR msg="Error executing install script: exit status 1" # exactly 10:00 later 20:28:36 INFO msg="New application detected at: C:\Program Files\GnuPG" ``` Ten minutes on the nose is the validator's `executeScript` timeout. The cause is a PowerShell detail rather than anything wrong with the installer: **`Start-Process -Wait` waits for the process *and all of its descendants***. GnuPG's installer starts `gpg-agent`, `dirmngr`, `keyboxd` and `scdaemon` and leaves them resident, so `-Wait` never returns. The same run left the installer `.exe` locked in the validator's temp dir, which is the other tell that a child process was still alive. The install script now follows the pattern already established by [`ollama_install.ps1`](ee/maintained-apps/inputs/winget/scripts/ollama_install.ps1): start with `-PassThru` (no `-Wait`), wait on the installer process alone with a 7-minute cap (below the caller's 10-minute script budget), poll for the Add/Remove Programs entry so a fast-returning installer can't be mistaken for a finished one, then stop the daemons. Stopping the daemons also fixes the uninstall, which would otherwise fail on files those processes hold open. The uninstall script stops them up front, uses NSIS's `_?=<dir>` switch so the uninstaller runs in place instead of relaunching itself detached from `%TEMP%`, and polls the ARP key to confirm removal. ## Notes - Clean ARP `DisplayName` (`GNU Privacy Guard`), so exact name matching — no `fuzzy_match_name` needed. Publisher `The GnuPG Project`. - Ships a new catalog icon and website asset. # Checklist for submitter - [x] Input data is properly validated, `SELECT *` is avoided, SQL injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements), JS inline code is prevented especially for url redirects, and untrusted data interpolated into shell scripts/commands is validated against shell metacharacters. - [x] Timeouts are implemented and retries are limited to avoid infinite loops ## Testing - [x] FMA CI validator (install → detect → uninstall) **passes** on the SYSTEM-context Windows runner — [run 30384069714](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/actions/runs/30384069714) (`All checks passed`) - [x] Generated output verified locally: manifest SHA matches the winget manifest, exists/patched queries reviewed for name + publisher correctness, `apps.json` is valid JSON with a description filled in. - [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **New Features** * Added GNU Privacy Guard as a supported Windows application in the maintained apps catalog. * Added install/upgrade detection and uninstall support for Windows. * Added GNU Privacy Guard to the software catalog (Security category). * Added a dedicated GNU Privacy Guard icon to the software interface for proper name-based display. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
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