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ClearCase 7.1 Silent Uninstall by example on UNIX or Linux

Question & Answer


Question

How can you perform a silent uninstall of IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1 on a UNIX or Linux system?

Answer

  1. CD to the directory /var/ibm/InstallationManager/uninstall on the installed system.

  2. Download the appropriate operating system response file from the following technote:

    Sample uninstall response files for IBM Rational ClearCase

  3. Run the following command in the above directory:

    Example:
    uninstall --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini -input /root/clearcase_uninstall_response_sol_x86.xml

    In the previous example the response file is /root/clearcase_uninstall_response_sol_x86.xml


This will uninstall ClearCase from the system.


The following will uninstall Install Manager from the above said directory:

uninstall --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini

Note: Also refer to technote 1376016 Uninstall ClearCase 7.1 on Linux or Unix

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Modified date:
16 June 2018

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