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diff --git a/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md b/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md index 2ff22f5c6..a66bd7a28 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md +++ b/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md @@ -1,18 +1,9 @@ -<!-- -title: "Uninstall Netdata" -description: "If you are no longer interested in using the Netdata Agent, use the self-contained uninstaller to remove all traces of binaries and configuration files." -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md" -sidebar_label: "Uninstall Netdata" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "Tasks" -learn_rel_path: "Installation" ---> - # Uninstall Netdata -> ⚠️ If you're having trouble updating Netdata, moving from one installation method to another, or generally having -> issues with your Netdata Agent installation, consider our [**reinstall Netdata** -> doc](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md) instead of removing the Netdata Agent entirely. +> ### Note +> +> If you're having trouble updating Netdata, moving from one installation method to another, or generally having +> issues with your Netdata Agent installation, consider our [reinstalling Netdata](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md) instead of removing the Netdata Agent entirely. The recommended method to uninstall Netdata on a system is to use our kickstart installer script with the `--uninstall` option like so: @@ -27,9 +18,7 @@ curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/n ``` This will work in most cases without you needing to do anything more other than accepting removal of configuration -and data files. You can confirm whether this approach will work for you by adding `--dry-run` to the list of -options. If that produces a line with a message like `Would attempt to uninstall existing install`, then this -method will work on your system. +and data files. If you used a non-standard installation prefix, you may need to specify that prefix using the `--old-install-prefix` option when uninstalling this way. |