Uninstall Packaging Utility using console mode

We can use console mode to uninstall Packaging Utility.

We must log in with a user account that has the same privileges as the account that was used to install the packages that we want to uninstall.

A selected option is indicated by an X in brackets: [X]. Options that are not selected are indicated by empty brackets: [ ]. We can press Enter to select the default entry or select a different command. For example, [N] indicates that the default selection is N for the Next command.

Procedure

To uninstall Packaging Utility:

  1. Close Packaging Utility.

  2. Start Installation Manager in console mode imcl -c. For more information, see Start IIM in console mode.

  3. Enter 5: Uninstall - Remove the installed software packages.

  4. Enter N: Next. The Next option shows only when you select a package group. The IBM Packaging Utility packaging group is selected by default. You might have more than one package group listed.

  5. Enter 1: [ ] IBM Packaging Utility version. Enter N: Next to continue.

  6. In the Summary panel, review your selections before starting the uninstall process.

    Optional: To generate a response file, enter G: Generate uninstall response file. Enter the name of the response file. We can include a directory location when we enter the response file name to save the file to a different location.

  7. Enter U: Uninstall.

  8. When the uninstall completes, enter F: Finish.
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