Uninstalling Liberty from distributed operating systems using the GUI

You can use the Installation Manager GUI to uninstall WebSphere® Application Server Liberty.

Procedure

  1. Uninstall WebSphere Application Server Liberty.
    1. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty installation.
    2. Start Installation Manager.
    3. Click Uninstall.
    4. In the Uninstall Packages window, select the Liberty package that you want to uninstall, and click Next.

      When you uninstall the WebSphere Application Server Liberty package, you must uninstall all the packages under the same package group that are extensions to the WebSphere Application Server Liberty package. IBM® WebSphere SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 7.0 for Liberty is such an extension.

    5. Review the summary information.
    6. 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.
    7. Click Finish.
    8. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.
  2. Optional: Uninstall IBM Installation Manager.
    Important: Before you can uninstall IBM Installation Manager, you must uninstall all of the packages that were installed by Installation Manager.

    Read the IBM Installation Manager product documentation for information about performing this procedure.