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Uninstall Kolide

  1. Stop and remove Kolide and the related launch mechanisms 
    sudo /bin/launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.kolide-k2.launcher.plist
sudo /bin/rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.kolide-k2.launcher.plist
  2. Delete files, configuration and binaries 
    sudo /bin/rm -rf /usr/local/kolide-k2
sudo /bin/rm -rf /etc/kolide-k2
sudo /bin/rm -rf /var/kolide-k2
  1. Uninstall Kolide from Apps & Features

  2. Depending on agent version installed, the uninstall will leave the prior launcher database in either C:\Program Files\Kolide\Launcher-kolide-k2 or C:\ProgramData\Kolide\Launcher-kolide-k2. For a complete removal, these directories can be deleted through Windows Explorer or from an Admin PowerShell window with the following commands:

  3. Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\Program Files\Kolide\Launcher-kolide-k2" -Force -Recurse

  4. Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\ProgramData\Kolide\Launcher-kolide-k2" -Force -Recurse

  5. (Optionally) Uninstall WireGuard from Apps & Features

  1. Stop and remove Kolide and the related launch mechanisms 
    sudo systemctl stop launcher.kolide-k2.service
sudo systemctl disable launcher.kolide-k2.service
  2. Uninstall Kolide program files 
    sudo apt(-get) remove launcher-kolide-k2
  3. Delete Kolide files & caches 
    sudo rm -r /{etc,var}/kolide-k2

OS-agnostic uninstall steps

When the program has been removed from your device, let an admin know in #naisdevice Slack channel. This is necessary so that the record of your device can be purged from our Kolide systems. Autoremoval will occur after 29 days.