Uninstalling in Silent Mode

In silent mode, you can uninstall the product from the command line.

Prerequisites

  • Before uninstalling the plug-in, stop all running processes in the installation environment.

  • Navigate to the local directory where you extracted the installation package.

  • Copy the TIBCOUniversalInstaller_productID-variable_<version>.silent response file to the TIBCO_HOME/tools/universal_installer directory.

  • Add the following parameters to the mysilent.silent file by using the <entry key="keyname">keyvalue</entry> syntax: 
    <entry key="uninstallProductID">bwpluginname</entry> 
<entry key="uninstallProductVersion">4.7.0</entry>
<entry key="uninstallTIBCOHome">c:/tibco</entry>

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the TIBCO_HOME/tools/universal_installer directory.
  2. Run the following command:
    <TIBCO Universal Installer executable file> -silent -V responseFile="<my_response_filename>"
    If you store the response file to another directory, not the local directory containing the installer, then provide the absolute path of the response file.
  3. You can also use the command-line options to override the value in the silent file. The following options are supported:

    • -V uninstallTIBCOHome="<TIBCO_HOME path>"

    • -V uninstallProductID="<productID>"

    • -V uninstallProductVersion="<product version>"

    • -V uninstallAllProducts="true"
    Command-Line Options Description
    uninstallTIBCOHome The path to the TIBCO_HOME where you want to run the uninstaller. This value is validated before the uninstallation can proceed in the silent mode.
    uninstallProductID The ID of the product that you want to uninstall as defined in the feature config or _installInfo xml file. A wildcard "*" can be used to uninstall all products. The uninstallAllProducts="true" option must be used in order to uninstall all products.
    uninstallProductVersion The version of the product that you specified with the uninstallProductID value. If not specified, all versions matching the uninstallProductID are removed.
    uninstallAllProducts This option must be used in addition to setting uninstallProductID="*" in the silent file to uninstall all products.