Uninstalling WebSphere MQ Everyplace

The removal of WebSphere MQ Everyplace from your computer depends on the operating system that you are running. Follow the instructions that relate to your operating system.

On Windows

You can uninstall WebSphere MQ Everyplace from your Windows system in any of the following ways:

Using the Windows Control Panel

You can uninstall WebSphere MQ Everyplace using the standard Windows Control Panel.

  1. Open the 'Control Panel' window by clicking on Start->Settings->Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
  3. Scroll through the list of programs in the resulting 'Add/Remove Programs' dialog box and click on 'IBM WebSphereMQ Everyplace'.
  4. Click the Add/Remove... button to start the uninstall program.

Follow the on screen prompts or instructions until the program indicates that the uninstall is complete.

Using uninstall.exe

When installed on your computer, WebSphere MQ Everyplace includes a program called uninstall.exe that you can use to uninstall it. To uninstall WebSphere MQ Everyplace, double-click the uninstall.exe or use the Command:

<MQe directory>\Uninst\uninstall.exe
 
<MQe directory> is the directory where you installed WebSphere MQ Everyplace. This launches the Uninstall program. Follow the screen prompts or instructions until the program indicates that the uninstall is complete.

Using uninstall.jar

Use the uninstall.jar file as follows:

set classpath=<MQe directory>\Uninst\uninstall.jar;%classpath%
jview run

On Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX

You can uninstall WebSphere MQ Everyplace from your computer in any of the following ways:

Note:
On AIX always use the uninstall launcher or jar file, do not use SMIT.

Using uninstall.bin

When installed on your computer, WebSphere MQ Everyplace includes a program called uninstall.bin that you can use to uninstall it. To uninstall WebSphere MQ Everyplace, use the Command:

<MQe directory>/Uninst/uninstall.bin
<MQe directory> is the directory where you installed WebSphere MQ Everyplace. This defaults to /opt/MQe, but you can change this during the installation procedure. This command launches the Uninstall program. Follow the screen prompts or instructions until the program indicates that the uninstall is complete.

Using uninstall.jar

Use the unistall.jar file as follows:

CLASSPATH=<MQe directory>/Uninst/uninstall.jar:$CLASSPATH
export CLASSPATH
java run

This command launches the Uninstall program. Follow the screen prompts or instructions until the program indicates that the uninstall is complete.

Note:
Do not try to uninstall using SMIT on AIX or pkgrm on Solaris as this will not remove the product correctly.

Silent Uninstall

You can run the uninstaller in silent mode. This means that no panels are displayed during the uninstall and there are no prompts for input. As when running the uninstall in graphical mode, there are two ways to run a silent uninstall.

From the jar file
Run the uninstall in the same way as previously described, but append the -silent flag. For example:

On Windows
	set classpath=<MQe directory>\Uninst\uninstall.jar;%classpath%
	Jview run -silent

On Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX
CLASSPATH=<MQe directory>/Uninst/uninstall.jar:$CLASSPATH
	export CLASSPATH
	java run -silent 

From a platform specific launcher
Add the -is:silent -silent flags. For example:

On Windows
	uninstall.exe -is:silent -silent
 

On Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX
	uninstall.bin -is:silent -silent

Using Options Files with Silent Uninstall

You can specify an options file when running the uninstall silently. The options file allows you to:

The following example options file sets the uninstall to run silently, and chooses to uninstall all the features except the Documentation feature.

#specify silent uninstall
-silent
#set features to active
-P Java.active=true
-P Documentation.active=false
-P CBindings.active=true
-P Native.active=true
-P Palm.active=true

Notes:

  1. Include the .-is:silent.... flag in the options file if running the uninstall from a launcher.

  2. Do not leave any blank lines in the options.txt file.

  3. Start all lines with .#...,.or a valid command.

  4. You can have multiple commands on a single line.

The following examples show how to run the uninstaller with an options file:

From the jar file
java -cp uninstall.jar run -options C:\options.txt

From a launcher
uninstall.exe -options C:\options.txt
 


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