Removing DB2 products using the db2_deinstall or doce

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Removing DB2 products using the db2_deinstall or doce_deinstall command (Linux and UNIX®)

This task provides steps for removing DB2® products or DB2 components using the db2_deinstall command. The db2_deinstall command removes all DB2 products from your system. The doce_deinstall command removes the DB2 Information Center that is in the same install path as the doce_deinstall tool. This command is only available on the Linux® operating systems.

Before you remove DB2 products from your system, ensure that you have performed all steps outlined in Uninstalling your DB2 product (Linux and UNIX)

Note:

This task applies to DB2 products that were installed with root authority.
You cannot remove DB2 products using a native operating system utility, such as rpm or SMIT.
The doce_deinstall command is available only on Linux x32 and x64.

To remove ALL DB2 products from a specific path:

Log in as the root user.
Access the path where the DB2 products are located.
Run one of the following commands:
- To remove a feature from an installed DB2 product in the current location, run the db2_deinstall -F command from the DB2DIR/install directory.
- To remove all installed DB2 products in the current location, run the db2_deinstall -a command from the DB2DIR/install directory.
- To remove a DB2 product using a response file, run the db2_deinstall -r <response_file> command from the DB2DIR/install directory. You can use a sample response file to uninstall the product. For example, doce_deinstall -r db2un.rsp
- To remove the DB2 Information Center in the current location, run the doce_deinstall -a from the DB2DIR/install directory.
- To remove the DB2 Information Center using a response file, run the doce_deinstall -r <response_file> from the DB2DIR/install directory. You can use the sample response file to uninstall the Information Center. For example, doce_deinstall -r doceun.rsp
where DB2DIR is the location that you specified when you installed your DB2 product.

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