20.11 Deleting Bundles, Bundle Groups, and Folders

Before you delete bundles, bundle groups, and folders from the ZENworks Control Center, review the following information before performing the procedure in this section to ensure that you obtain the desired results.

You can use the ZENworks Control Center or the zlman command line utility to perform certain tasks in ZENworks Linux Management. The following procedures explain how to perform these tasks using the ZENworks Control Center. If you prefer the zlman command line utility, see the Registration Commands section of zlman (1).

Deleting Bundles: Depending on your needs, you can delete a bundle from your ZENworks Linux Management system, remove a bundle's assignments from devices, or use the Uninstall Bundle Wizard to remove the software from assigned devices.

If you delete a bundle from your ZENworks Linux Management system, the bundle does not display on the Bundles or Devices pages in the ZENworks Control Center; however, the software contained in that bundle remains on the previously assigned devices.

If you remove a bundle's assignments, the previously assigned devices are no longer assigned to the bundle; however, the software in the bundle remains on those devices.

Deleting Bundle Groups: The results of deleting a bundle group is similar to that of deleting a bundle.

If you delete a bundle group from your ZENworks Linux Management system, the bundle group does not display on the Bundles page in the ZENworks Control Center and the bundle group's assignments are removed. However, the individual bundles contained in the group are not removed from the ZENworks Control Center and still display on the Bundles page. As with bundles, when you delete a bundle group from the ZENworks Control Center, the software contained in that bundle group remains on the previously assigned devices.

Deleting Folders: If you delete a folder that contains bundles from your ZENworks Linux Management system, both the folder and its bundles are removed from the ZENworks Control Center. However, the software contained in those bundles remain on the previously assigned devices.

Using the Uninstall Bundle Wizard: If you use the Uninstall Bundle Wizard, you can choose whether or not to uninstall the software on previously assigned devices. If you specify that you want to remove the software, you can specify a schedule to uninstall the software. For more information, see Section 20.10, Uninstalling Bundles from Devices.

To delete a bundle, bundle group, or folder:

  1. In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Bundles tab.

    Bundles tab

  2. In the Bundles list, select the box next to the desired item's name, then click Delete.

    If the item you are deleting is a folder, you are prompted whether or not to delete the folder and its contents.