uninstall a software programmatically in Java

I want to know if there is a way to uni开发者_开发百科nstall a software programmatically using java.

Suppose if I have Firefox installed on my windows machine then how could I use java program to uninstall it.

Well, you could try and use Runtime.getRuntime().exec( ... ) and run the WMIC command line tool.

For other platforms you could execute other command line programs (like aptitude etc.).

You can try invoking Firefox's uninstall program, C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe, using ProcessBuilder. For example:

Process p = new ProcessBuilder("C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\uninstall\\helper.exe").start();

You have to differenciate what you want to do:

At first ask yourself:

• How can I uninstall software programmatically, regardless on how to do this with Java. This should be a distinct question on stack overflow. And it is just platform dependant and has nothing to do with Java.

Now ask:

• How can I call external command line tools / call the windows API / do this or that from Java.