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.. _ch-install-on-linux-remove:

Removing |PRODUCT_NAME|
-----------------------

|PRODUCT_NAME| can be completely removed from a system with the following
procedure:

-  Remove all files from the ``/opt/savapage`` install directory.

-  Remove the ``savapage`` system account.

-  Remove the ``savapage`` binary from the CUPS ``notifier`` directory.

-  For **systemd** installations:

   -  Remove the ``savapage.service`` file in the ``systemd`` unit
      library. Depending on the distribution the unit will either be
      found in the ``/lib/systemd/system`` or
      ``/usr/lib/systemd/system`` directory.

   -  Remove the custom ``/etc/systemd/system/cups.services`` file.

-  For **SysV** style installations remove any matching start script:

   .. code-block:: text

      /etc/init.d/savapage
      /etc/rc*.d/*savapage

.. note::

   Removing |PRODUCT_NAME| can also be done by executing the ``uninstall``
   program like this:

   .. code-block:: bash

      cd /opt/savapage
      sudo ./uninstall

   The installation will be reverted including the CUPS ``notifier``
   installation and the server's ``systemd`` or ``SysV`` service
   scripts.

   As a final action the ``savapage`` system account and the ``/opt/savapage``
   install directory should be removed manually.

   .. code-block:: bash

      sudo rm -rf /opt/savapage/
      sudo userdel savapage