Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Installed Software
Removing Installed Software (swremove)
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You can select more than one version of a product during the selection
phase. During analysis, a warning is generated if the version of the
product exists on the target but at a different location. If the product
exists on the target, it will be removed. If it does not exist on the target,
the product is simply skipped. The
Product Summary... button in the
Remove Analysis Window gives a product-by-product summary of what
will be removed if the remove phase is started.
(Multiple versions of products are inherently possible in a depot. No
special handling or checks are required when removing from depots.)
Removing Software from an Alternate Root
Software can be removed relative to the primary root directory (/) or
relative to an alternate root directory. An alternate root is a non-root
location that can function as the root of a stand-alone system; that is, a
system that can be unmounted and function as a self-contained system.
Any information files used in software removal are retrieved from the
Installed Product Database (see “Installed Products Database” on
page 30) beneath this alternate root, not the IPD on the root volume.