Uninstalling CLI plugins and VS Code extensions

Follow this procedure to uninstall IBM RSE API Plug-in for Zowe CLI and IBM Z Open Editor from your workstation.

Uninstalling RSE CLI plug-in

To uninstall IBM RSE API Plug-in for Zowe CLI (RSE CLI plug-in) from your development machine, complete the following steps:

  1. Check that the RSE CLI plug-in is currently installed by running the following Zowe CLI command:

    zowe plugins list
    
  2. Uninstall the RSE CLI plug-in by running the following command:

    zowe plugins uninstall @ibm/rse-api-for-zowe-cli
    

Uninstalling Z Open Editor and Zowe Explorer

To uninstall IBM Z Open Editor and Zowe Explorer, complete the following steps:

  1. In VS Code, navigate to the Extensions activity group by click the icon on the left toolbar or by clicking Code > Settings > Extensions.
  2. From the Extensions: Installed list, select IBM Z Open Editor.
  3. In the details view appearing on the right, click Uninstall.
  4. From the list on the left, select Zowe Explorer.
  5. In the details view appearing on the right, click Uninstall.
  6. Quit and restart VS Code.
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Contributors: Peter Haumer, Chun Hong Zheng