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Uninstall is the opposite of "install." It is the process of removing something, such as as a program from an operating system, or a hardware component from a server.

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How do you uninstall the rubygem application?

We have installed the rubygem application (version 1.3.6) on a Debian system by downloading the rubygems tar.gz archive and running the setup.rb command. What is the best way to uninstall this application?
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Remove Server 2012 Remote Access Server

My IT director was walking me through setting up a Server 2012 VPN/RA server. We did not do this in our test environment, and now I would like to remove it. I know that when installing this server it makes domain changes such as creating group…
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Prevent a package from being uninstalled in Ubuntu

So, after an accidential fat finger with aptitude today, it wanted to uninstall mysql-server, this was on our database server. Since it was a pile of text, I just pressed Y, blindly trusting apt to not do anything insane. And it went ahead and…
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Silent uninstall of Lenovo ThinkVantage System Update

Need to rollout the newest Lenovo ThinkVantage System Update (v5.06.0034) via SCCM 2012. I want this update to supersede all lower versions and for that I need to uninstall those previous version silently. Usually, one could do that by using TVSU's…
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Removing Exchange 2003 without deleting AD email attribute

So I've got a client that has an ancient Exchange 2003 server that I've taken out of commission and replaced with a *nix solution. Dovecot/Postfix both query the email attribute in AD to verify whether or not a user has the ability to read a…
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Remotely uninstall software from domain workstations

Currently using Spiceworks to get an inventory of workstations/applications of an 'inherited' network. I see a lot of 'unwanted' software on PCs and am wanting to uninstall this software, such as : Dealio, Coupon Printer, Ask toolbar, Weatherbug…
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How to find log about uninstalling program on windows server 2008 R2?

I want to know who and when uninstall the special program at windows server 2008 R2, but I can't find helpful post that describe how to do it, so I create this question, hope someone could help me!
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How do I reinstall PHP on my system?

I did sudo aptitude --purge remove php5, which removed successfully, except php5 is still installed on my system. How can I uninstall and re-install php5? UPDATE Thanks for the answers, I have these packages installed: tony@bandop $ aptitude search…
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How to uninstall software using batch file

I want to uninstall a software by calling a bat file. It must be automatically, without entering any parameters during the uninstallation. How to make the bat file which would be able to uninstall software by name? PS: I know the perfect method…
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How can I completely uninstall SQL Server 2016 and everything that it installed?

I installed the Express edition of SQL Server 2016 to test and I now want to uninstall it and everything that it installed on this server. I have SQL Server 2014 installed and do not want that affected by the uninstall. Am I safe to remove…
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What is the "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RsFx Driver" and can I run SQL Server without it?

Our German hosting company complains about licensing issues with our SQL Server Express installation and demands us to uninstall (or re-license) the following components: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RsFx Driver Microsoft SQL Server…
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How to run multiple commands with psexec?

I need to run a command to uninstall forefront on some of our workstations and am having a bit of trouble formatting the command. Here's what needs to happen (in multiple commands) xcopy \\serverpath\Installer.exe C:\Windows Install.exe /u /s Del…
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Uninstall Older Sql Server After Upgrade

Is it ok to uninstall older versions of SQL Server after an upgrade? I have 2008/2008 R2 installed, but using 2014 since it was just upgraded.
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How to uninstall IIS from Windows Server 2008

I'm struggling with uninstalling IIS from Windows Server 2008. I went into Server Manager > Roles > Remove Roles > unchecked IIS > that prompted me to also remove dependencies. Every time the "Resume Configuration Wizard" continues after a…
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Cannot remove RabbitMQ in Ubuntu 10.04

I want to uninstall RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 10.04, and issued the following command: sudo apt-get --purge autoremove rabbitmq-server which uninstalls all its dependencies such erlang libraries, but failed to remove rabbitmq-server itself. When I repeat…
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