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authorPradeepKiruvale <pradeepkumar.kj@softwareag.com>2022-08-12 14:24:30 +0530
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2022-08-12 14:24:30 +0530
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Update the document to show how to uninstall thin-edge.io (#1331)
* Update the document to describe how to uninstall thin-edge.io
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dpkg -i tedge_mapper_0.5.0_armhf.deb
```
+## Uninstall `thin-edge.io`
+The `thin-edge.io` can be uninstalled using a script, that can be downloaded
+from below mentioned location.
+
+```shell
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thin-edge/thin-edge.io/main/uninstall-thin-edge_io.sh
+```
+The uninstall script provides options as shown below.
+
+```shell
+USAGE:
+ delete-thin-edge_io [COMMAND]
+
+COMMANDS:
+ remove Uninstall thin-edge.io with keeping configuration files
+ purge Uninstall thin-edge.io and also remove configuration files
+```
+
+> Note: The uninstall script removes/purges the core thin-edge.io packages like `tedge,
+ tedge_mapper, and tedge_agent` as well as thin-edge.io plugins like `tedge_apt_plugin,
+ c8y_log_plugin, c8y_configuration_plugin` etc.
+
+### `Remove` thin-edge.io
+Use uninstall script as shown below just to `remove` the `thin-edge.io` packages.
+
+```shell
+uninstall-thin-edge.io.sh remove
+```
+> Note: Removes just the thin-edge.io packages and does not remove the `configuration` files.
+
+### `Purge` thin-edge.io
+Use uninstall script as shown below to remove the thin-edge.io as well as to remove the `configuration` files that are
+associated with these thin-edge.io packages.
+
+```shell
+uninstall-thin-edge.io.sh purge
+```
+
## Next steps
1. [Connect your device to Cumulocity IoT](../tutorials/connect-c8y.md)