Uninstallation procedures

You can invoke the uninstall procedure using either GUI or the console method.

Before uninstalling Sybase software, shut down all processes and applications that use the software or components that are going to be uninstalled.

StepsUninstalling in GUI mode

  1. From the command line, enter:

    • For SDK:

      $SYBASE/sybuninstall/SDKSuite/uninstall 
      
    • For Open Server:

      $SYBASE/sybuninstall/OpenServerSuite/uninstall 
      
  2. Click Next.

    The Uninstall Options window appears.

  3. Select one of:

    • Complete Uninstall – completely remove all features and components of SDK or Open Server. The files and folders created after the installation are not affected.

    • Uninstall Specific Features – allows you to uninstall specific features of SDK or Open Server.

      If you select this option, the Choose Product Features window appears and you can select the features to uninstall.

  4. Click Next. The Uninstall Complete window appears, listing the items that cannot be removed.

    NoteIf there are no other products installed in the directory and it contains files that were not installed by the installer, a window appears asking if you want to delete these files.

  5. Click Done.

StepsUninstalling in console mode

  1. Go to the $SYBASE directory, and at the command prompt, enter one of the following commands:

    • For SDK:

      $SYBASE/sybuninstall/SDKSuite 
      uninstall -i console
      
    • For Open Server:

      $SYBASE/sybuninstall/OpenServerSuite 
      uninstall -i console
      

    The uninstall program starts.

  2. The flow of the uninstall program is identical to a regular GUI uninstall, except that the display is written to a terminal window and responses are entered using the keyboard. Follow the remaining prompts to uninstall either Software Developer’s Kit or Open Server software.

    For a complete list of command-line options, see “Command line options”.