8 Removing Oracle Database Software

Use the deinstall command that is included in Oracle homes to remove Oracle software. Oracle does not support the removal of individual products or components.

Caution:

If you have a single-instance database on a node in a cluster, and if you have multiple databases with the same global database name (GDN), then you cannot use the deinstall command to remove one database only.

• About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  You can stop and remove Oracle Database software and components in an Oracle Database home with Oracle Universal Installer.
• Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database Client
  Use these examples to learn how to run deinstallation using a standalone tool (deinstall).
• Example of Running the Deinstallation Tool
  Review the examples to help you understand how to run the deinstallation tool.
• Deinstallation Response File Example for Oracle Database Client
  You can run the deinstallation tool with the -paramfile option to use the values you specify in the response file.