Cleaning up after using the rpm freshen or upgrade options on Linux

The use of rpm upgrade or freshen options is not supported. If we use the options, follow this cleanup procedure, and then install following the correct steps.

Before starting

We have attempted to upgrade IBM MQ for Linux using rpm -U or rpm -F

About this task

By using the freshen or upgrade options, you might have deleted your old IBM MQ package entries from the rpm database without removing the product from the system. We might also have partially installed IBM MQ

Procedure

Follow these steps to clean up the system.

1. Find out which IBM MQ MQ packages still have entries in your RPM database.

   rpm -qa | grep MQSeries
   

2. Remove all remaining IBM MQ packages from your system.

   rpm -e package-name
   

3. Remove the /opt/mqm directory.

   rm -rf /opt/mqm
   

Parent topic: Migrating IBM MQ on UNIX and Linux