Uninstalling faspex

There are two methods to uninstall Faspex: simple uninstall and deep uninstall.

Before performing either process, fully back up the system (see Backup and restore). With a backup, you can reinstall Faspex without losing data or migrate the Faspex instance to another server.

Simple uninstall

To perform a simple uninstall, run:

rpm -e ibm-aspera-faspex

Deep uninstall

When you uninstall Faspex, some settings are preserved to make the reinstall easier. To remove Faspex completely:
  1. Stop Faspex, clean up Docker docker containers, networks, images, and build cache:
    faspexctl down
  2. Remove previously downloaded images:
    1. If you're using Docker, run: 
      docker system prune -a
    2. If you're using Podman, run:
      podman system prune -a
    Note: Running these commands will delete all unused images on the machine.
  3. Uninstall the Faspex package:
    rpm -e ibm-aspera-faspex
  4. Delete the /opt/aspera/faspex folder.