Uninstalling in Silent Mode

Uninstalling in silent mode allows you to uninstall without user inputs by pointing to a response file.

For uninstallation, you need to create a response (.silent) file with the needed uninstallation parameters. You can use the .SILENT file provided with the installation package as a template.

Use the -silent command for performing the silent uninstallation. Pass the absolute path of the response file as an argument if the response file is not located in the same folder as TIBCOUniversalInstaller.

Prerequisites

A .SILENT file should exist with values for atleast the following attributes:

  • uninstallProductID
  • uninstallProductVersion
  • uninstallTIBCOHome

Procedure

  1. Open a command line, navigate to the directory:
    TIBCO_HOME/tools/universal_installer
  2. Run the TIBCOUniversalInstaller in silent mode using the following command based on the response file location:
    Response File Location Silent Uninstallation Command
    TIBCO_HOME/tools/universal_installer TIBCOUniversalInstaller -silent
    Other TIBCOUniversalInstaller -silent -V responseFile="<absolute_path_and_file_name>"

Example

The following sample content of the Uninstall.silent file removes all products from the specified TIBCO_HOME: C:\BE\BE520. 
<?xml  version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
<comment>---Universal Installer Silent Installation Properties---</comment>

<entry key="uninstallProductID">*</entry>
<entry key="uninstallProductVersion">*</entry>
<entry key="uninstallTIBCOHome">C:\BE\BE520</entry>

</properties>