Uninstalling the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer on Linux
On Linux, you uninstall the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer by running the provided uninstaller.
On Linux, you uninstall the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer by running the Change IBM MQ Explorer V9.1 Installation application.
If you remove the IBM MQ Explorer by deleting the files rather by than using the provided uninstaller, we will be unable to reinstall the product at a later date unless you first carry out some additional steps to return to a clean system. If you do try to reinstall IBM MQ Explorer after you previously uninstalled it by deleting the files, the message IBM MQ Explorer is already installed appears.
Procedure
- To uninstall IBM MQ Explorer with the provided uninstaller, go to the installation directory and then go in the directory named '_IBM MQ Explorer V9.1_installation', then run (as root) the application named Change IBM MQ Explorer V9.1 Installation.
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For to get back to a clean system because we want to reinstall IBM MQ Explorer after uninstalling it by deleting the files rather by
than using the Change IBM MQ Explorer V9.1 Installation application, complete
the following steps:
- Locate and edit the file .com.zerog.registry.xml. The .com.zerog.registry.xml file is found either in the /var directory or alternatively in the user's home directory. Make a backup of this file then edit it by deleting the section that begins with the XML tag: '<product name="IBM MQ Explorer ' or '<product name="IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer ' and ends with the next </product> tag. Save the file.
- Delete the directory /etc/opt/ibm/MQ_Explorer and/or /etc/opt/ibm/WebSphere_MQ_Explorer.
We should now be able to reinstall IBM MQ Explorer as described in Installing the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer on Linux.
Parent topic: Install and uninstall IBM MQ Explorer as a stand-alone application on Linux and Windows