Uninstall KubeBlocks and kbcli

Uninstallation order:

1. Delete all clusters and backups before uninstalling KubeBlocks and kbcli.

   kubectl delete cluster <clustername> -n namespace

   kubectl delete backup <backname> -n namespace

2. Uninstall KubeBlocks.

Uninstall KubeBlocks

Helm

Delete all the clusters and resources created before performing the following command, otherwise the uninstallation may not be successful.

helm uninstall kubeblocks --namespace kb-system

Helm does not delete CRD objects. You can delete the ones KubeBlocks created with the following commands:

kubectl get crd -o name | grep kubeblocks.io | xargs kubectl delete

YAML

You can generate YAMLs from the KubeBlocks chart and uninstall using kubectl. Use --version x.y.z to specify a version and make sure the uninstalled version is the same as the installed one.

helm template kubeblocks kubeblocks/kubeblocks --namespace kb-system --version x.y.z | kubectl delete -f -

kbcli

kbcli kubeblocks uninstall

Uninstall kbcli

Uninstall kbcli if you want to delete kbcli after your trial. Use the same option as the way you install kbcli.

macOS

For curl, run

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/kbcli

For brew, run

brew uninstall kbcli

kbcli creates a hidden folder named ~/.kbcli under the HOME directory to store configuration information and temporary files. You can delete this folder after uninstalling kbcli.

Windows

1. Go to the kbcli installation path and delete the installation folder.

   • If you install kbcli by script, go to C:\Program Files and delete the kbcli-windows-amd64 folder.
   • If you customize the installation path, go to your specified path and delete the installation folder.

2. Delete the environment variable.

   1. Click the Windows icon and click System.
   2. Go to Settings -> Related Settings -> Advanced system settings.
   3. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
   4. Double-click Path in User variables or System variables list.
      • If you install kbcli by script, double-click Path in User variables.
      • If you customize the installation path, double-click Path based on where you created the variable before.
   5. Select C:\Program Files\kbcli-windows-amd64 or your customized path and delete it. This operation requires double confirmation.

3. Delete a folder named .kbcli.

   kbcli creates a folder named .kbcli under the C:\Users\username directory to store configuration information and temporary files. You can delete this folder after uninstalling kbcli.

Linux

Uninstall kbcli using the curl command.

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/kbcli

kbcli creates a hidden folder named ~/.kbcli under the HOME directory to store configuration information and temporary files. You can delete this folder after uninstalling kbcli.