Package Removal Example

In the following example, the Backup packages, SUNWsbus2, SUNWsbus1, SUNWsbum, and SUNWsbuc are removed.

# pkgrm SUNWsbus2 SUNWsbus1 SUNWsbum SUNWsbuc

The following package is currently installed:
   SUNWsbus2       Solstice Backup (Backup/Recover) Device Drivers
                   (sparc) 5.1

Do you want to remove this package? y

Do you want to continue with the removal of this package [y,n,?,q] y

The following package is currently installed:
   SUNWsbus1       Solstice Backup (Backup/Recover) Server
                   (sparc) 5.1

Do you want to remove this package? y

Do you want to continue with the removal of this package [y,n,?,q] y

The following package is currently installed:
   SUNWsbum        Solstice Backup (Backup/Recover) Man
                   (sparc) 5.1

Do you want to remove this package? y

The following package is currently installed:
   SUNWsbuc        Solstice Backup (Backup/Recover) Client
                   (sparc) 5.1

Do you want to remove this package? y

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After each software package that you specified is successfully removed, the pkgrm command script displays the message:

Removal of <SUNW-packagename> was successful.

The software packages depend on each other. You must remove them in the following order: server, storage node, client. The man pages, device drivers and documents have no dependencies. You can remove them at any time.

• To remove only the server software, enter the following command to remove the SUNWsbus1 package from the system where the server software is installed:

  # pkgrm SUNWsbus1

• To remove only the client software, enter the following command to remove the SUNWsbuc package from the system where the client software is installed:

  # pkgrm SUNWsbuc

• To remove only the storage node software, enter the following command to remove the SUNWsbun package from the system where the storage node software is installed:

  # pkgrm SUNWsbun

• To remove only the device driver software, enter the following command to remove the SUNWsbus2 package from the server or storage node where the device driver software is installed:

  # pkgrm SUNWsbus2

• To remove only the Backup man pages, enter the following command to remove the SUNWsbum package from the server or client where the man pages are installed:

  # pkgrm SUNWsbum

How to Remove the SunOS Backup Client

Use these steps to remove the SunOS Backup client package.

1. Become root on the client.

2. Use the nsr_ize command to remove previous Backup binaries.

   mars# nsr_ize -r -c