2005457 - Uninstalling Data services presents an error: Install Already In Progress An install is already running at this location - SAP Data Services 4.x

Symptom

Uninstalling Data Services produces an error: Install already In progress An install is already running at this location.
Error "Installer has detected that a previous operation did not complete" when running repair of BI 4.3 or updating to a higher patch level.
inventory.txt displays:
on Windows Server: Install In progress ....
on Linux / Unix: I n s t a l l I n p r o g r e s s .....

Environment

SAP Data Services 4.x (4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 4.x (4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3)
All Supported Environments

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3 ; SAP Data Services 4.0 ; SAP Data Services 4.1 ; SAP Data Services 4.2 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

BI 4.2 4.3 service pack, upgrade, fail, sqlite, manifest, patch, install, change, modify, uninstall, previous, operation complete, InstallManifest.db, SQLlite browser, Installer has detected that a previous operation did not complete, WorkingManifest.sqlite, Install In progress , KBA , EIM-DS-DEP , Deployment, Installation, Upgrade , Problem

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