Uninstall packages using imcl commands

Use the uninstall or uninstallAll commands to uninstall packages.

To identify the package ID, version, and feature ID, run the listAvailablePackages command. See List available packages using imcl commands.

Procedure

To uninstall a package:

1. Open a command-line utility.

2. Open the tools directory.

3. Run the uninstall command:

   imcl uninstall packageID[_version][,featureID] 
   	[ -installationDirectory installation_directory ] 
   	[ -properties property_key=value ] 
   	[ -preferences preference_key=value ] 	

   Enclose file paths that include spaces with double quotation marks.

Example

Operating system	Commands
Windows	imcl.exe uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory installation_dir\Package
Linux, UNIX, IBM i, z/OS , and OS X	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory installation_dir/Package

Uninstall all packages using the uninstallAll command

We can uninstall all the packages using the uninstallAll commands.

Procedure

To uninstall all packages:

1. Open a command-line utility.

2. Open the tools directory.

3. Run the uninstall all packages command:

   imcl uninstallAll
   	[ -installationDirectory installation_directory ] 
   	[ -properties property_key=value ] 

   Use the -installationDirectory option to uninstall only the packages in the specified installation directory.

Example

Operating system	Administrator
Windows	imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory installation_dir
Linux, UNIX, IBM i, z/OS, and OS X	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory installation_dir

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