October 31, 2010

How to uninstall VMWare Workstation .bundle in Linux/Ubuntu

First, search for installed versions:
$ vmware-installer -l

Product Name           Product Version     
====================== ====================
vmware-workstation     7.1.2.301548        


Then, remove it:
$ sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation     7.1.2.301548


To list installed components:
$ vmware-installer -t










Component Name         Component Long Name                      Component Version   
====================== ======================================== ====================
vmware-installer       VMware Installer                         1.1.301548          
vmware-tools-linux     VMware Tools for Linux                   8.4.4.301548        
vmware-tools-solaris   VMware Tools for Solaris                 8.4.4.301548        
vmware-tools-freebsd   VMware Tools for FreeBSD                 8.4.4.301548        
vmware-tools-winPre2k  VMware Tools for Windows (Pre 2000)      8.4.4.301548        
vmware-tools-windows   VMware Tools for Windows                 8.4.4.301548        
vmware-player-setup    VMware Player Setup                      3.1.2.301548        
vmware-tools-netware   VMware Tools for Netware                 8.4.4.301548        
vmware-vix             VMware VIX API                           1.9.2.301548        
vmware-player-app      VMware Player Application                3.1.2.301548        
vmware-ovftool         VMware OVF Converter Tool                1.0.0.301548        
vmware-workstation     VMware Workstation                       7.1.2.301548        


You can uninstall components individually. For more information see:
$ vmware-installer -h


Usage: vmware-installer [options]

VMware Installer

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  Manage:
    Install or uninstall products

    -i FILE, --install-bundle=FILE
                        Install bundle from FILE
    --install-component=FILE
                        Install a component
    --uninstall-component=NAME
                        Force uninstallation of a component
    -u NAME, --uninstall-product=NAME
                        Uninstall a product
    -r, --resolve-system
                        Force the system to resolve the current state
    --register-file=COMPONENT_NAME (config|regular) FILE
                        Register a file in the database
    -x DIR, --extract=DIR
                        Extract the contents of the bundle into DIR

  Information:
    Look up information on installed products

    -l, --list-products
                        List installed products
    -t, --list-components
                        List the installed components
    -L COMPONENT, --list-files=COMPONENT
                        List files for a given component
    -S FILE, --find-file=FILE
                        List components and files matching the given pattern

  Settings:
    Set and retrieve settings

    -g KEY, --get-setting=KEY
                        Get setting
    -s KEY VALUE, --set-setting=KEY VALUE
                        Set setting
    -d KEY, --delete-setting=KEY
                        Delete setting

  Options:
    --gtk               Use the Gtk+ UI (Default)
    --console           Use the console UI
    --custom            Displays all questions
    --regular           Displays questions that have no good defaults
                        (Default)
    --required          Displays only questions absolutely required
    -I, --ignore-errors
                        Ignore component script errors

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