Uninstallation of Dr.Web for Linux Installed from the Repository

All commands mentioned below for package uninstallation require superuser (root) privileges. To elevate your privileges, use the su command (to change the current user) or the sudo command (to run a command as another user).

Steps below are for the following OSes (package managers):

•Debian, Mint, Ubuntu (apt),

•ALT Linux, PCLinuxOS (apt-rpm),

•Mageia, OpenMandriva Lx (urpmi),

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS (yum, dnf),

•SUSE Linux (zypper).

Debian, Mint, Ubuntu (apt)

To uninstall the root meta-package of Dr.Web for Linux, run the command:

# apt-get remove drweb-workstations

To uninstall the root meta-package together with all dependencies, run the command:

# apt-get remove drweb-workstations --autoremove

To automatically uninstall all packages that are no longer used, you can also use the command:

# apt-get autoremove

Uninstallation using the apt-get command has the following aspects:

1.The first command uninstalls only the drweb-workstations package; all other packages that could be automatically installed to resolve dependencies remain in the system.

2.The second command uninstalls all the packages whose name starts with drweb (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). This command uninstalls all packages with this prefix, not only those of Dr.Web for Linux.

3.The third command uninstalls all packages that were automatically installed to resolve dependencies of other packages and are no longer necessary (for example, due to their uninstallation). This command uninstalls all packages that are not used, not only those of Dr.Web for Linux.

You can also use alternative package managers (for example, Synaptic or aptitude) to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux packages.

ALT Linux, PCLinuxOS (apt-rpm)

In this case, steps to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux are the same as on Debian and Ubuntu operating systems (see above).

You can also use alternative package managers (for example, Synaptic or aptitude) to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux packages.

On ALT 8 SP, the following messages can be displayed in the console during uninstallation:

/etc/init.d/drweb-configd: No such file or directory

These messages do not affect the functioning of the system. The uninstallation procedure is being performed correctly.

Mageia, OpenMandriva Lx (urpme)

To uninstall the root meta-package of Dr.Web for Linux, run the command:

# urpme drweb-workstations

To automatically uninstall all packages that are no longer used, you can use the command:

# urpme --auto-orphans drweb-workstations

Uninstallation using the urpme command has the following aspects:

1.The first command uninstalls only the drweb-workstations package; all other packages that could be automatically installed to resolve dependencies remain in the system.

2.The second command uninstalls the drweb-workstations root meta-package and all packages that were automatically installed to resolve dependencies of other packages and are no longer necessary (for example, due to their uninstallation). This command uninstalls all packages that are not used, not only those of Dr.Web for Linux.

You can also use alternative package managers (for example, rpmdrake) to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux packages.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS (yum, dnf)

To uninstall all installed Dr.Web packages, run the following command (the * character must be escaped on some OSes: \*):

# yum remove drweb*

On Fedora 22 and later, it is recommended to use the dnf manager instead of the yum manager, for example:

# dnf remove drweb*

Uninstallation using yum (dnf) has the following aspects: this command uninstalls all the packages whose name starts with drweb (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). This command uninstalls all packages with this prefix, not only those of Dr.Web for Linux.

You can also use alternative package managers (for example, PackageKit or Yumex) to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux packages.

SUSE Linux (zypper)

To uninstall the root meta-package of Dr.Web for Linux, run the command:

# zypper remove drweb-workstations

To uninstall all installed Dr.Web packages, run the following command (the * character must be escaped on some OSes: \*):

# zypper remove drweb*

Uninstallation using the zypper command has the following aspects:

1.The first command uninstalls only the drweb-workstations package; all other packages that could be automatically installed to resolve dependencies remain in the system.

2.The second command uninstalls all the packages whose name starts with drweb (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). This command uninstalls all packages with this prefix, not only those of Dr.Web for Linux.

You can also use alternative package managers (for example, YaST) to uninstall Dr.Web for Linux packages.