How to Remove an IDR

  1. Check the IDR package summary for package removal instructions.

    The IDR package summary includes instructions for how to remove this package.

    The info, contents, and search subcommands can all show the package summary.

    • pkg info

      $ pkg info idr2353
         Name: idr2353
      Summary: To back out This IDR : # /usr/bin/pkg uninstall -r idr2353
      ...
    • pkg contents

      $ pkg contents -Ho value -a name=pkg.summary idr2353
      To back out This IDR : # /usr/bin/pkg uninstall -r idr2353
    • pkg search

      $ pkg search -Hlo value idr2353::pkg.summary:
      To back out This IDR : # /usr/bin/pkg uninstall -r idr2353

    You can also use the command shown in Show the Location of the Release Notes for an IDR to view this information in the installed release notes file.

  2. Run the prescribed command to remove the IDR package.

    Use the pkg uninstall command as shown in the package summary:

    $ pkg uninstall -r idr1929

    The -r option performs the removal in all non-global zones associated with this global zone.