Uninstall
The Forward Collector uninstall process is based on a wizard. The way in which the wizard can be started depends on the OS:
Windows and MacOS
On Windows and MacOS machines, search for the Forward Networks Collector Uninstaller application (i.e. on Search or Launchpad on MacOS) and run it.
Linux
On Linux machines, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo bash /opt/fwd/uninstall
For legacy Linux collectors (older than version 2.0.487), see Legacy Linux Uninstall section
Uninstall process
Read the Warning instructions and click on Next to start the uninstallation process.
The uninstaller will remove all the Forward Collector components and services. Click on Finish to close the window.
Legacy Linux Collectors Uninstall
For legacy Linux collectors (older than version 2.0.487), the uninstallation process depends on the Linux distribution the OS is based on. More specifically, it depends on the init system.
systemd based Linux Machines
For machines running systemd based Linux distributions like Ubuntu 15.04, Debian 8.0 RHEL 7.0, CentOS 7.14.04 or older, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo systemctl disable fwd.service
sudo systemctl stop fwd.service
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/fwd.service
sudo rm -rf ~/.fwd
SysV init based Linux Machines
SysV init used to be the default init system for many Linux distributions before systemd became the de facto standard. For machines running SysV init based Linux distributions, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo initctl stop fwd
sudo rm /etc/init/fwd.conf