Removing sw

[Vince Klingler]

After I install a patch can I remove the SW point I created and is there a specific method to removing it or should I just delete it?

[Helen French]

If you are talking about the source (downloaded files) that was used for installing the patch, you can just delete it manually from the directory. There is no additional steps needed to remove it.

If you want to remove an installed software depot or patch, use 'swremove' command.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

Download patch /tmp
install patch swinstall
remove /tmp/patch source

You mean above steps.

Kind regards
Robert-Jan

[Vince Klingler]

Does removing the software depot affect the patch it applied?
thanks

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If it is in patch.depot format, you can simply delete it with 'rm' command.

If it is in swdepot format (swlist -l depot), then you need to use 'swremove -d' to remove it.

-Sri

[MarkSyder]

No - it's safe to remove the depot file. It will not remove the software you have installed.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Vince,

swremove will remove the installed patch.

removing /tmp/patch will not have any effect on the installed patch. patches are saved in the /var/adm/sw directory.

Robert-Jan

[Helen French]

For the last question:

Removing your original source depot (installation depot) will not affect your installed softwares or patches. When you install the patch or a software it's actually get installed in SD-UX form and in appropriate directories (like /var/adm/sw, /opt etc)

Read more:

# man swinstall
# man swagentd