I tried to use pkgrm, but it just tells me to use the java uninstaller.

And pkgrm won't clear out prodreg.

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On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at 12:14PM, "Eduardo Esteban" <eesteban AT US.IBM 
DOT COM> wrote:
>Here is a document that describes similar issues with uninstall on Linux.
>You may have to use pkgdel instead of rpm.
>After you complete the install, don't forget to run the dominstall
>program.
>
>Eduardo
>
>Fail to upgrade DP for Domino 5.3.0.x
> Before a new version of DP for Domino 5.3.0.x can be installed, the
>current version must be uninstalled using the following uninstall command
>   java -cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/domino/_uninst/uninstall.jar run
>
>Note: Uninstalling with the rpm command is not a substitute for this
>uninstall command. Do not use the rpm command to manually uninstall the DP
>for Domino unless performing the cleanup steps listed lower in this
>document.
>
>The following describes how to successfully complete the upgrade following
>the two most common upgrade error cases.
>
>Case 1:  Incorrectly uninstalling the existing version of DP for Domino
>using rpm commands.
>When rpm -e command is used to uninstall DP for Domino 5.3.0.x before
>installing the new version, the installation of the newer version fails
>with a message similar to the following:
>
>Error installing the RPM package TDP-Domino.book.
>error: Failed dependencies:
>        TDP-Domino >= 5.3.0 is needed by TDP-Domino.book-5.3.0-2
>
>To resolve the problem, perform the following two steps:
>  I.  Run the uninstall program as follows:
>java -cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/domino/_uninst/uninstall.jar run
>
>  II.  Re-install the new version of DP for Domino using the steps in the
>README.
>
>Case 2: The new version of DP for Domino is installed without uninstalling
>the existing version.
>When the  new version is installed without uninstalling the previous
>version,
>the install completes successfully, but the newer version is not
>installed.
>
>To resolve the problem, perform the following three steps:
>  I.  Run the uninstall program as follows:
>java -cp /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/domino/_uninst/uninstall.jar run
>
> II.  This uninstall command may fail with messages similar to the
>following:
>
>Error uninstalling the RPM package TDP-Domino.book.
>error: "TDP-Domino.book" specifies multiple packages
>
>Error uninstalling the RPM package TDP-Domino.book.
>error: "TDP-Domino.book" specifies multiple packages
>
>Error uninstalling the RPM package TDP-Domino.
>error: Failed dependencies:
>TDP-Domino >= 5.3.0 is needed by (installed) TDP-Domino.book-5.3.0-0
>TDP-Domino >= 5.3.0 is needed by (installed) TDP-Domino.book-5.3.0-2
>
>Run "rpm -qa | grep -i domino" to list the remnant DP for Domino rpm
>packages installed, followed by "rpm -e <TDP-package-name>" to forcefully
>remove each of these remaining DP for Domino rpm packages.
>
>For example:
>rpm -e TDP-Domino.book-5.3.0-2
>rpm -e TDP-Domino.book-5.3.0-0
>rpm -e TDP-Domino-5.3.0-0
>
>III.  Re-install the new version of DP for Domino using the steps in the
>README.
>
>
>Eduardo
>
>
>
>Robert Clark <robert_clark AT MAC DOT COM>
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>Subject
>How does one completely uninstall TDP Domino 5.3.0.5 on Solaris 10?
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>I've been working on setting up TDP for Domino on Solaris 10 (SPARC).
>
>On our test box, domdsmc 5.3.0.0 dumps core reliably at the end of each
>run.
>
>After installing the 5.3.0.5 ptf, I have a workaround that keeps the
>coredump from recurring. (Comment out the "alias domdsmc=domdsmc_node"
>line in the genereated profile file.)
>
>In an effort to document the install process,  there was a need to wipe
>the slate clean and re-install TDP 5.3.0.0 and 5.3.0.5. The problem is
>that even after running the java unistall process, lines are left in
>prodreg which make the installer think 5.3.0.5 is still installed.
>
>I can re-install 5.3.0.0. But when I attempt to re-install 5.3.0.5 ptf, it
>appears that no files are actually installed, and the version returned
>during the TDP run still shows version 5.3.0.0
>
>I looked for a documented process like cleaning up an aborted ISC install
>on AIX, but there doesn't appear to be anything relevant out there for TDP
>on Solaris. (There is no vpd.properties file on Solaris, things get
>registered in "prodreg".)
>
>Any help would be appreciated. (If Tivoli dumped ISMP, that'd be great
>too.)
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