You may sometimes decide that you need to remove a Chef product that you have previously installed. We will outline the steps to properly remove them and their components.

For further information, please refer to the Uninstall documentation found here: https://docs.chef.io/uninstall/

Chef Infra Server

The uninstall subcommand is used to remove the Chef Infra Server application, but without removing any of the data. This subcommand will shut down all services (including the runit process supervisor).

This subcommand has the following syntax:

chef-server-ctl uninstall

 

Chef Manage 

To uninstall the Chef management console, do the following:

1. Run the following command:

   chef-manage-ctl cleanse
   rm -fr /var/opt/opscode/nginx/etc/addon.d/*manage*
   chef-server-ctl restart nginx
   

2. Use the package manager for the platform on which the Chef management console is installed, and then uninstall the package named chef-manage.

 

Chef Analytics 

The uninstall subcommand is used to remove the Chef Analytics application, but without removing any of the data. This subcommand will shut down all services (including the runit process supervisor).

This subcommand has the following syntax:

opscode-analytics-ctl uninstall

 

Reporting 

The uninstall subcommand is used to remove the Reporting add-on to the Chef Infra Server, but without removing any of the data. This subcommand will shut down all services (including the runit process supervisor).

This subcommand has the following syntax:

opscode-reporting-ctl uninstall

 

Chef Workstation 

Chef Workstation can be uninstalled using the steps below that are appropriate for the platform on which Chef Workstation is installed.

Debian 

Use the following command to remove Chef Workstation on Debian-based platforms:

dpkg -P chef-workstation

macOS 

Use the following commands to remove Chef Workstation on macOS.

To remove installed files:

sudo rm -rf /opt/chef-workstation

To remove the system installation entry:

sudo pkgutil --forget com.getchef.pkg.chef-workstation

To remove symlinks:

sudo find /usr/local/bin -lname '`/opt/chef-workstation/*' -delete

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 

Use the following commands to remove Chef Workstation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based platforms:

rpm -qa *chef-workstation*
sudo yum remove -y <package>

Windows 

Use Add / Remove Programs to remove Chef Workstation on the Windows platform.

For further information, please refer to the Uninstall documentation found here: https://docs.chef.io/uninstall/