See below the procedures for the following OS (package managers):
•ALT Linux, PCLinuxOS (apt-rpm);
•Mageia, OpenMandriva Lx (urpmi);
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS (yum, dnf);
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All commands mentioned below for package uninstallation require superuser (root) privileges. To elevate the privileges, use the su command (to change the current user) or the sudo command (to execute the specified command with other user’s privileges). |
To uninstall the root meta-package of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers together, enter the command:
# apt-get remove drweb-mail-servers |
If you need to uninstall the root meta-package together with all dependencies, use the --autoremove option:
# apt-get remove drweb-mail-servers --auroremove |
To automatically uninstall all packages that are no longer used, enter also the command:
# apt-get autoremove |
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Special Aspects of Uninstallation 1.The first mentioned variant of the command uninstalls only the drweb-mail-servers package; any other packages that could have been automatically installed to resolve the dependencies of this package will remain in the system. 2.The second mentioned variant of the command uninstalls all the packages whose name starts with "drweb" (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). 3.The third mentioned variant of the command uninstalls all the packages that have been automatically installed to resolve dependencies of other packages and are no longer necessary (e.g., due to the uninstallation of the dependent packages). |
You can also use alternative managers (for example, Synaptic or aptitude) to uninstall packages.
ALT Linux, PCLinuxOS (apt-rpm)
In this case, uninstalling of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers is the same as on Debian and Ubuntu operating systems (see above).
You can also use alternative managers (for example, Synaptic or aptitude) to uninstall packages.
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On ALT 8 SP you may see the following messages appear when the universal package is being uninstalled:
These messages do not affect the functioning of the system. The uninstallation procedure is performed correctly. |
Mageia, OpenMandriva Lx (urpme)
To uninstall Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers, enter the command:
# urpme drweb-mail-servers |
To automatically uninstall all packages that are no longer used, enter the command:
# urpme --auto-orphans drweb-mail-servers |
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Special Aspects of Uninstallation 1.The first mentioned variant of the command uninstalls only the drweb-mail-servers package; any other packages that could have been automatically installed to resolve the dependencies of this package will remain in the system. 2.The second mentioned variant of the command uninstalls the drweb-mail-servers package as well as all the packages that have been automatically installed to resolve dependencies of other packages and are no longer necessary (e.g., due to the uninstallation of the dependent packages). |
You can also use alternative managers (for example, rpmdrake) to uninstall packages.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS (yum, dnf)
To uninstall all the installed Dr.Web packages, enter the command (in certain operating systems, the '*' character must be escaped: '\*'):
# yum remove drweb* |
In the Fedora operating system, starting from version 22, it is recommended that instead of manager yum the manager dnf is used, for example:
# dnf remove drweb* |
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Special Aspects of Uninstallation These variants of the command uninstall all the packages whose name starts with "drweb" (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). |
You can also use alternative managers (for example, PackageKit or Yumex) to uninstall packages.
To uninstall Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers, enter the command:
# zypper remove drweb-mail-servers |
To uninstall all the installed Dr.Web packages, enter the command (in certain operating systems, the '*' character must be escaped: '\*'):
# zypper remove drweb* |
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Special Aspects of Uninstallation 1.The first mentioned variant of the command uninstalls only the drweb-mail-servers package; any other packages that could have been automatically installed to resolve the dependencies of this package will remain in the system. 2.The second mentioned variant of the command uninstalls all the packages whose name starts with "drweb" (the standard name prefix for Dr.Web products). |
You can also use alternative managers (for example, YaST) to uninstall packages.