Uninstalling IBM Installation Manager

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You can uninstall IBM Installation Manager if you no longer have any products that were installed by IBM Installation Manager.

Before you begin

Before you uninstall IBM Installation Manager, you must ensure that all packages that were installed by IBM Installation Manager are uninstalled. Close IBM Installation Manager before you start the uninstall process.

To view installed packages, issue the following command from a command line:

cd /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools
./imcl listInstalledPackages

Windows operating systems To view installed packages, click Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > View Installed Packages.

Procedure

To uninstall IBM Installation Manager, complete the following steps:

1. Open a command line and change directories to /var/ibm/InstallationManager/uninstall.
2. Issue the following command:
```
./uninstall
```
  To uninstall in console mode, enter the following command:
```
./uninstallc
```
  Restriction: You must be logged in to the system as the root user ID.
1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2. Select IBM Installation Manager and click Uninstall.