Removing the Linux CLI tools

You can use the Uninstall IBM® BigFix® Remote Control CLI Tools for Linux task to remove the CLI tools from a Linux® computer that has the CLI tools already installed.

About this task

To initiate this task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Deployment > Linux in the navigation tree.
  2. Click Uninstall IBM BigFix Remote Control CLI Tools for Linux .
  3. In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.

    Description of what the Uninstalling controller for linux fixlet does.
  4. In the Take Action pane, in the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to remove the CLI tools from.
  5. Click OK and enter your Private Key Password.

Results

The summary screen shows the progress of the task.

The CLI tools are longer present on the selected targets.

Note: After the removal of the CLI tools, some files might not be deleted automatically. The files were created during the installation of the tools. These files are in the following directories /etc,/opt/ibm,/var/opt/ibm/trc/cli, and /var/opt/ibm/trc/target.