pkgrm(1M)                                                         pkgrm(1M)

NAME
     pkgrm - removes packages from the system

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/pkgrm [-n|-c[h]] [-a admin] [pkginst1 [pkginst2[ ...]]]

     /usr/sbin/pkgrm -s dir [pkginst1 [pkginst2[ ...]]]

DESCRIPTION
     pkgrm will remove previously installed or partially installed packages
     from the system. A check is made to determine if any other packages
     depend on the one being removed. The action taken if a dependency
     exists is defined in the admin file or in the default admin file.

     The default state for the command is in interactive mode, meaning that
     prompt messages are given during processing to allow the administrator
     to confirm the actions being taken. Non-interactive mode can be
     requested with the -n option.

     The -s dir option can be used to remove spooled packages.

OPTIONS
     -n   Non-interactive mode. The command is aborted should interaction
          be required. pkrm cannot recognize interactive input in installa-
          tion scripts, though the situation should not arise.

          Use of this option requires that at least one package instance be
          named when the command is called.

     -c   Check mode (virtual deinstall). The packages are not actually
          removed, rather a check is run to see whether a deinstall could
          be carried out successfully (dependencies etc.).

     -ch  Records the information from a virtual deinstall for other vir-
          tual deinstallations.

     -a   Defines an installation administration file, admin, to be used in
          place of the default admin file.

     -s   Removes the specified package(s) from the dir directory. The
          spool alias name for the standard spool directory can also be
          specified for dir.

     pkginst
          Specifies the package to be removed. The pkginst.* format can be
          used to remove all instances of a package.

NOTES
     When you are removing installed packages, you will need approx. 3 MB
     capacity in the /var directory. Please ensure that this space is
     available before invoking the command.




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pkgrm(1M)                                                         pkgrm(1M)

SEE ALSO
     installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkginfo(1M),
     pkgmk(1M), pkgparam(1M), pkgproto(1M), pkgtrans(1M), removef(1M).



















































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