Modify installed packages
You can modify the content of packages that are installed using IBM Installation Manager.
Close all programs that are installed with Installation Manager.
Before you can modify a package, Installation Manager must have access to the repository that contains the package installation files.
- If you have an IBM Passport Advantage account, you can modify packages from the Passport Advantage site. See Install packages from Passport Advantage for more information about connecting to a Passport Advantage repository.
- If you are making modifications from a repository that is not located on the Passport Advantage site, you must specify the repository in the preferences before trying to modify the package. See Repository preferences for more information.
Use Installation Manager to add or remove features, add or remove languages, or functions.
Procedure
To modify an installed package:
- In Installation Manager, click Modify.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm the installation of it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
- In the Modify wizard, select the packages to modify and click Next.
- (Optional) On the next Modify Packages page, under Languages, add or remove languages by selecting the languages you want to install. The corresponding language files are installed. Your choices apply to all packages installed in this package group.
- Click Next.
- (Optional) On the Features page, select the package features to install or remove.
- To learn more about a feature, click the feature and review the description under Details.
- If you want to see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature, features that depend on the selected feature and that are dependants of the selected features are shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude features in the packages, Installation Manager automatically enforces dependencies with other features and shows updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
- To return to the default features selected for the packages, click Restore default.
- When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your selections.
- To change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back.
- When you are satisfied with your choices, click Modify.
- When the installation process completes, a message confirming the installation is shown.