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Removing the Previous Version of McIDAS-X for XP

After McIDAS-X for XP 2009 is installed, tested, and working properly, remove the previous version of McIDAS-X for XP. Run each command from the ~mcidas directory.

1. Log on to the workstation as mcidas and start an SFU Korn Shell.

2. Remove the mcidasversion# directory tree and its contents, replacing version# with the previous version number.

Type:  sh ./mcidasversion#.sh unmake

The message below is displayed when the unmake is successfully completed.

./mcidasversion#.sh: Unmake completed normally.

3. Remove the following files:


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