pkgrm(1M) pkgrm(1M)
NAME
pkgrm - remove a package from the system
SYNOPSIS
pkgrm [-nv] [-a admin] [ [-A | -M] -R root_path] [-V fs_file] [pkginst... | -Y category[,category...]]
pkgrm -s spool [pkginst... | -Y category[,category...]]
pkgrm will remove a previously installed or partially installed package from the system. A check is made to determine if any other packages
depend on the one being removed. If a dependency exists, the action taken is defined in the admin file.
The default state for the command is in interactive mode, meaning that prompt messages are given during processing to allow the administra-
tor to confirm the actions being taken. Non-interactive mode can be requested with the -n option.
The -s option can be used to specify the directory from which spooled packages should be removed.
Certain unbundled and third-party packages are no longer entirely compatible with the latest version of pkgrm. These packages require user
interaction throughout the removal and not just at the very beginning.
To remove these older packages (released prior to Solaris 2.4), set the following environment variable:NONABI_SCRIPTS=TRUE pkgrm permits
keyboard interaction throughout the removal as long as this environment variable is set.
The following options are supported:
-a admin Use the installation administration file, admin, in place of the default admin file. pkgrm first looks in the current work-
ing directory for the administration file. If the specified administration file is not in the current working directory,
pkgrm looks in the /var/sadm/install/admin directory for the administration file.
-A Remove the package files from the client's file system, absolutely. If a file is shared with other packages, the default
behavior is to not remove the file from the client's file system.
-M Instruct pkgrm not to use the $root_path/etc/vfstab file for determining the client's mount points. This option assumes the
mount points are correct on the server and it behaves consistently with Solaris 2.5 and earlier releases.
-n Non-interactive mode. If there is a need for interaction, the command will exit.
Use of this option requires that at least one package instance be named upon invocation of the command. Certain conditions
must exist for a package to be removed non-interactively or a non-restrictive admin file needs to be used.
-R root_path Defines the full path name of a directory to use as the root_path. All files, including package system information files,
are relocated to a directory tree starting in the specified root_path.
Note - The root file system of any non-global zones must not be referenced with the -R option. Doing so might damage the
global zone's file system, might compromise the security of the global zone, and might damage the non-global zone's
file system. See zones(5).
-s spool Remove the specified package(s) from the directory spool. The default directory for spooled packages is /var/sadm/pkg.
-v Trace all of the scripts that get executed by pkgrm, located in the pkginst/install directory. This option is used for
debugging the procedural and non-procedural scripts.
-V fs_file Specify an alternative fs_file to map the client's file systems. Used in situations where the $root_path/etc/vfstab file is
non-existent or unreliable.
-Y category Remove packages based on the value of the CATEGORY parameter stored in the installed or spooled package's pkginfo(4) file.
No package with the CATEGORY value of system can removed from the file system with this option.
The following operand is supported:
pkginst Specifies the package to be removed. The format pkginst.* can be used to remove all instances of a package.
The asterisk character (*) is a special character to some shells and may need to be escaped. In the C-Shell, "*" must be
surrounded by single quotes (') or preceded by a backslash ().
Example 1: Removing All instances of SUNWjunk From client1
The following example removes all instances of SUNWjunk from client1:
example% pkgrm -R /export/root/client1 SUNWjunk*
Note the caveat on the use of the -R option in the description of that option, above.
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
1 Fatal error.
2 Warning.
3 Interruption.
4 Administration.
10 Reboot after removal of all packages.
20 Reboot after removal of this package.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), removef(1M),
admin(4),pkginfo(4), attributes(5)
6 Apr 2005 pkgrm(1M)