uninstall - Complete Nixopus Removal

The uninstall command completely removes Nixopus from your system. This is a destructive operation that permanently removes all Nixopus components.

Quick Start

# Standard uninstallation
nixopus uninstall

# Preview what will be removed
nixopus uninstall --dry-run --verbose

# Force uninstallation without prompts
nixopus uninstall --force

Overview

The uninstall command completely removes Nixopus from your system including services, configuration files, and data.

Command Syntax

nixopus uninstall [OPTIONS]

Option	Short	Description	Default
--verbose	-v	Show detailed uninstallation progress	false
--timeout	-t	Operation timeout in seconds	300
--dry-run	-d	Preview what would be removed without executing	false
--force	-f	Skip confirmation prompts and force removal	false

Examples:

# Interactive uninstallation
nixopus uninstall

# Preview uninstallation
nixopus uninstall --dry-run --verbose

# Force uninstallation without prompts
nixopus uninstall --force

# Custom timeout
nixopus uninstall --timeout 600 --verbose

Configuration

The uninstall command does not use external configuration files. It operates with hardcoded default values.

Default Configuration Values

Setting	Default Value	Description
Timeout	300 seconds	Maximum time to wait for each uninstallation step
Verbose	false	Show detailed logging during uninstallation
Dry Run	false	Preview mode without making actual changes
Force	false	Skip confirmation prompts

Overriding Configuration

You can override defaults using command-line options:

# Use custom timeout
nixopus uninstall --timeout 600

# Enable verbose logging
nixopus uninstall --verbose

# Preview without changes
nixopus uninstall --dry-run

# Force uninstall without prompts
nixopus uninstall --force

Error Handling

Common error scenarios and solutions:

Error	Cause	Solution
Permission denied	Insufficient file system permissions	Use sudo nixopus uninstall
Services still running	Docker containers won't stop	Force stop with docker stop command
Files in use	Configuration files locked	Close applications using Nixopus files
Timeout exceeded	Uninstall taking too long	Increase timeout with --timeout option

If permission issues occur, use sudo:

sudo nixopus uninstall --verbose

Related Commands

• service - Stop services before uninstalling
• conf - Backup configuration before removal