Uninstalling gsx server on a linux host – VMware GSX 3 User Manual

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C H A P T E R 2 Installing VMware GSX Server

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6. To start removing the console, click Remove.

7. After the wizard finishes removing the console, click Finish. You do not need to

reboot the system after you remove the console.

Uninstalling GSX Server on a Linux Host

To uninstall any GSX Server component, open a terminal and log on as the root user.

If you used the RPM installer to install GSX Server, remove the software from your
system by running

rpm -e VMware-gsx

If you used the tar installer to install GSX Server, remove the software from your
system by running

vmware-uninstall.pl

Note: Uninstalling the server software removes the VmPerl API installed with it.

To uninstall the VMware Management Interface components, run the program

/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-mui.pl

To uninstall a Linux console that was installed from an RPM package, type the
following

rpm -e VMware-console

To uninstall a Linux console that was installed from a tar package, run the program

/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-console.pl

To uninstall the VmPerl API that was installed on a remote client from a client package,
type the following

/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-api.pl

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