Welcome
Installing
Uninstalling software
Use the IBM® Installation Manager to uninstall your product. If no other products are installed, you can uninstall Installation Manager also.
Uninstalling Installation Manager
Follow these steps to remove IBM® Installation Manager from your workstation.

Overview
Getting started
Installing
- Installation introduction
  This section contains the instructions to install, update, and uninstall your product.
- Planning the installation
  Before you install or update the product, plan the installation. When you effectively plan and understand the key aspects of the installation process, you can ensure a successful installation.
- Preinstallation tasks
  To prepare for and simplify the installation process, back up files, prepare databases and servers where required, and configure workstations.
- Installing Rational® Business Developer
  To install IBM Rational Business Developer, follow the procedures in this section.
- Installing WebSphere® Application Server
  You can install WebSphere® Application Server.
- Post-installation tasks
  After you install your product, complete post-installation tasks, configure your product, and then start the product.
- Modifying software
  With the Modify Packages wizard in IBM® Installation Manager, you can change the language and feature selections of an installed product package. You can also use the Modify Packages wizard to install new features that might be included in a package update, such as a refresh pack.
- Updating software
  You can search for product updates and install the updates for your IBM® product.
- Reverting updates to previous versions
  You can remove an update to a package in order to revert to a previous version by using the Roll Back wizard of IBM® Installation Manager.
- Uninstalling software
  Use the IBM® Installation Manager to uninstall your product. If no other products are installed, you can uninstall Installation Manager also.
  - Uninstalling your product
    To uninstall your product, use IBM® Installation Manager.
  - Uninstalling Installation Manager
    Follow these steps to remove IBM® Installation Manager from your workstation.
- Installing silently
  You can install a product package silently by using either Installation Manager in silent installation mode or by using IBM® Installation Manager installer. When you run Installation Manager in silent mode, the user interface is not available; instead, a response file inputs the commands that are required to install the product package.
Upgrading and migrating
Developing
Samples
Troubleshooting and support
EGL runtime error messages
Reference
Glossary
Using the help
Notices for IBM Rational Business Developer documentation

Uninstalling Installation Manager

Follow these steps to remove IBM® Installation Manager from your workstation.

Before you begin

You must uninstall all of the packages and products that were installed with Installation Manager, and close Installation Manager.

You must be logged on to your workstation with a user account that has the same privileges as the account that was used to install Installation Manager.

About this task

Note:

After you uninstall Installation Manager on Solaris, if an error occurs, close the window with the error message and manually delete the following empty directories: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/uninstall and /var/ibm/InstallationManager.

Procedure

To uninstall Installation Manager:
1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. On the Change or Remove Programs page, select IBM Installation Manager, and click Remove.
3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, click Yes to continue with the removal.
To uninstall Installation Manager from Linux™ or UNIX™, click the Uninstall IBM Installation Manager icon on your desktop. If this icon is not displayed, complete the following steps:
1. Open a terminal window, change the directory to your installation directory (/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/ by default), and type /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/_uninst/uninstaller.bin.
2. In the Installation Manager Uninstall Packages wizard, click Next, and then click Uninstall.
3. When the uninstallation process is completed, you are prompted to log out of your system.

Results

You have removed Installation Manager from your workstation.