Uninstall packages using imcl

Uninstall packages from the tools directory using Installation Manager command line (imcl) uninstall commands.

• To identify the package_id_version,feature_id, run the listAvailablePackages command. See View available packages .
• Create a keyring file if you are using repositories that require authentication. See Storing credentials for information about how to create a keyring file.

Procedure

To uninstall a package using imcl:

1. Open a command-line utility.

2. Open the tools directory. See Locating the tools directory for more information about the tools directory.

3. Run the uninstall command:

   imcl uninstall package_id_version,feature_id 
    -installationDirectory installation_directory 
    [ -properties property_key=value ] 
    [ -preferences preference_key=value ] 
    [ -keyring keyring_file -password password ]

   Include quotation marks around filepaths that have spaces.

Example

Operating system	Administrator	Nonadministrator	Group
Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional	imcl.exe uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory "C:\Program Files\IBM\Package" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	imcl.exe uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory "C:\Documents and Settings\user\IBM\Package" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
Windows Vista, Windows 2008, or Windows 7	imcl.exe uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory "C:\Program Files\IBM\Package" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	imcl.exe uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory "C:\Users\user\IBM\Package" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
Linux and UNIX	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /opt/IBM/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /user_home/IBM/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /user_home/IBM/Package_Group/ -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password
IBM i	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /user_home/IBM/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
z/OS	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /user_home/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstall com.ibm.package_7.1 -installationDirectory /user_home/Package_Group -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password

Uninstall all packages using imcl

You can uninstall all of the packages in a repository using Installation Manager command line (imcl) commands.

Procedure

To uninstall all packages using imcl:

1. Open a command-line utility.

2. Open the tools directory. See Locating the tools directory for more information about the tools directory.

3. Run the uninstall all packages command:

   imcl uninstallAll 
    -installationDirectory installation_directory 
    [ -keyring keyring_file -password password ] 

Example

Operating system	Administrator	Nonadministrator	Group
Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional	imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory "C:\Program Files\IBM\" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory "C:\Documents and Settings\user\IBM\" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
Windows Vista, Windows 2008, or Windows 7	imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory "C:\Program Files\IBM\" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory "C:\Users\user\IBM\" -keyring C:\keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
Linux and UNIX	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /opt/IBM/ -keyring /var/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /user_home/IBM/ -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /user_home/IBM/ -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password
IBM i	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/ -keyring /var/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /User_Home/IBM/ -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	Not available.
z/OS	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /Package -keyring /var/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /user_home/Package -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password	./imcl uninstallAll -installationDirectory /user_home/Package_Group -keyring /user_home/keyring_file.keyring -password password

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