Removing client products
You can uninstall Informix® client products with an uninstallation application in GUI, console, or silent mode on UNIX™, Linux™, Mac OS X. Which mode you select depends on your objectives and system environment.
Before you begin
You must be logged in as a root (UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X) or an administrative user (Windows) to perform this task for root-based installations.
For non-root installations, either the installation owner or root user can remove the product. If you want to remove the product as a root user, verify that the installation is not in use or in production before uninstalling.
About this task
- Do not remove any Informix® products by manually deleting files.
- If Client SDK is
installed in the same directory as the Informix® database
server:
- You must uninstall Informix® before you uninstall Client SDK.
- Do not remove because both products have dependencies on this feature.
Procedure
-
From the INFORMIXDIR directory, run one of the following commands from the
command line:
- UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X:
Client SDK:
uninstall/uninstall_csdk/uninstallcsdk
Informix® Connect:
uninstall/uninstall_connect/uninstallconnect
Include the
-i swing
or the-i gui
option to uninstall in GUI mode. - Windows:
Client SDK:
uninstall\uninstall_csdk\uninstallcsdk.exe
Informix® Connect:
uninstall\uninstall_connect\uninstallconnect.exe
Alternatively, you can choose the uninstallation option from the client products program group. You cannot use the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel to remove Informix® client products.
- UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X:
- Follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation.
Results
Log files are created during the uninstallation process. You can use the log files to troubleshoot uninstallation errors.