Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Installed Software

Removing Installed Software (swremove)

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To remove a particular version of HP Omniback:

swremove Omniback,l=/opt/Omniback_v2.0

To remove the entire contents of a local depot:

swremove -d * @ /var/spool/sw

Removing Bundles

Removing a bundle does not always remove all filesets in that bundle.

Because of SD-UX’s dependency management features, a fileset that is

required by another bundle will not be removed. For example, if the

bundles Pascal and FORTRAN both use the fileset Debugger.Run and you

try to remove FORTRAN, the fileset Debugger.Run will not be removed

because it is also used by the bundle Pascal. This prevents the removal

of one bundle from inadvertently causing the removal of a fileset needed

by another bundle.

Removing Patches

You cannot remove patch software unless:

• Rollback files corresponding to the patch are available for

re-installation.

—

• The base software modified by the patch is removed at the same

time. (Removing the base software also removes the patches

associated with that software.)

For more information on removing patches, see Chapter 5, “Managing

Patches,” on page 163.

Removing Multiple Versions

The swremove GUI can help simplify removal of multiple versions of a

product.

Each separate version of a product along with its location directory is

listed in the object list. Selecting a multiple version implies a

product:/location directory pair. By default, the location is not

displayed in the Software Selection Window. It can be displayed using

the GUI

Columns Editor View→Columns... menu item and enabling the

Product Directory menu item.