How to uninstall Jenkins?

Question

This is probably very simple, but I can't find any hint anywhere. So how one is supposed to do that, in general and specifically on Mac?

Answer 1

These instructions apply if you installed using the official Jenkins Mac installer from http://jenkins-ci.org/

Execute uninstall script from terminal:

'/Library/Application Support/Jenkins/Uninstall.command'

or use Finder to navigate into that folder and double-click on Uninstall.command.

Finally delete last configuration bits which might have been forgotten:

sudo rm -rf /var/root/.jenkins ~/.jenkins

If the uninstallation script cannot be found (older Jenkins version), use following commands:

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.jenkins-ci.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.jenkins-ci.plist
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Jenkins "/Library/Application Support/Jenkins" /Library/Documentation/Jenkins

and if you want to get rid of all the jobs and builds:

sudo rm -rf /Users/Shared/Jenkins

and to delete the jenkins user and group (if you chose to use them):

sudo dscl . -delete /Users/jenkins
sudo dscl . -delete /Groups/jenkins

These commands are also invoked by the uninstall script in newer Jenkins versions, and should be executed too:

sudo rm -f /etc/newsyslog.d/jenkins.conf
pkgutil --pkgs | grep 'org\.jenkins-ci\.' | xargs -n 1 sudo pkgutil --forget

Answer 2

You are right, it is simple. Run (admin password required):

'/Library/Application Support/Jenkins/Uninstall.command'

It may be necessary to do this with admin privileges using sudo.

Answer 3

Keep in mind, that in Terminal you need to add backslash before space, so the proper copy/paste will be

/Library/Application\ Support/Jenkins/Uninstall.command

p.s. sorry for the late answer :)

Answer 4

run this on Terminal:

sh "/Library/Application Support/Jenkins/Uninstall.command"

Answer 5

There is no uninstaller. Therefore, you need to:

• Delete the directory containing Jenkins (or, if you're deploying the war -- remove the war from your container).

• Remove ~/.jenkins.

• Remove you startup scripts.

Answer 6

My Jenkins version: 1.5.39

Execute steps:

Step 1. Go to folder /Library/Application Support/Jenkins

Step 2. Run Uninstall.command jenkins-runner.sh file.

Step 3. Check result.

It work for me.

Answer 7

Run the following commands to completely uninstall Jenkins from MacOS Sierra. You don't need to change anything, just run these commands.

• sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.jenkins-ci.plist
• sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.jenkins-ci.plist
• sudo rm -rf /Applications/Jenkins '/Library/Application Support/Jenkins' /Library/Documentation/Jenkins
• sudo rm -rf /Users/Shared/Jenkins
• sudo rm -rf /var/log/jenkins
• sudo rm -f /etc/newsyslog.d/jenkins.conf
• sudo dscl . -delete /Users/jenkins
• sudo dscl . -delete /Groups/jenkins
• pkgutil --pkgs
• grep 'org.jenkins-ci.'
• xargs -n 1 sudo pkgutil --forget

Salam

Shah