You can uninstall IBM® WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty
using Installation Manager response files.
About this task
Using Installation Manager, you can work with response
files to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty
in a variety of ways. You can record a response file using the GUI
as described in the following procedure, or you can generate a new
response file by hand or by taking an example and modifying it.
Procedure
- Optional: Record a response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty: On one of your systems, perform
the following actions to record a response file that will uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty:
- From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
- Start Installation Manager from the command line using
the -record option.
Tip: If you choose to use the -skipInstall parameter
with a temporary installation registry created as described in
Before
you begin, Installation Manager uses the temporary installation
registry while recording the response file. It is important to note
that when the -skipInstall parameter is specified, no packages are
installed or uninstalled. All of the actions that you perform in Installation
Manager simply update the installation data that is stored in the
specified temporary registry. After the response file is generated,
it can be used to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty,
removing the files and updating the standard installation registry.
The
-skipInstall operation should not be used on the actual agent data
location used by Installation Manager. This is unsupported. Use a
clean writable location, and reuse that location for future recording
sessions.
For more information, read the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center.
- Click Uninstall.
- In the Uninstall Packages window,
perform the following actions.
- Select IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty.
- Click Next.
- Review the summary information.
- Click Uninstall.
- If the uninstallation is successful, the program displays a message
that indicates success.
- If the uninstallation is not successful, click View log to
troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation
Manager.
- Use the response file to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version
6.0 for Liberty: From a command line on each of the systems from
which you want to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty,
change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the
directory where you installed Installation Manager and use the response
file that you created to uninstall IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty.
Go to the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center for more information.
- Optional: List all installed packages to
verify the uninstallation.
./imcl listInstalledPackages
imcl listInstalledPackages
Example
The following is an example of a response
file for uninstalling IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 6.0 for Liberty.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean='true' temporary='true'>
<uninstall modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v60'
profile='WebSphere Liberty V8.5'/>
</uninstall>
<profile id='WebSphere Liberty V8.5'
installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Liberty'>
</profile>
</agent-input>