Uninstall interim fixes using the command line

Use the IBM Installation Manager imcl uninstall command to remove interim fixes.

Tasks

1. Log on to the system.

   (iSeries) Log on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.

2. Verify the product that we are removing the interim fix from is not running.

3. Start the command line.

   (iSeries) On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.

4. Verify that we have the necessary permissions to install the fix pack in our chosen directories.

5. Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where we installed Installation Manager.
6. Uninstall the interim fix by running the imcl uninstall command.

   (UNIX) (iSeries)

   ./imcl uninstall interim_fix_name
     -installationDirectory product_installation_location
   

   (Windows)

   imcl.exe uninstall interim_fix_name
     -installationDirectory product_installation_location
   

7. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the uninstallation.

   (UNIX) (iSeries)

   ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
   

   (Windows)

   imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long
   

Update the product on distributed and IBM i operating systems

Install interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the GUI

Install interim fixes using the command line

Uninstall interim fixes from distributed operating systems using the GUI