Removing a Linux installation of ONLYOFFICE Docs

Introduction

If you run ONLYOFFICE Docs for Linux on your computer, there may be cases when you need to completely remove it from your computer.

This guide will show you how to remove ONLYOFFICE Docs Linux version from your machine.

Removing ONLYOFFICE Docs

Run the following script to ensure all documents are saved before disconnecting users:

documentserver-prepare4shutdown.sh

Use the following command on Ubuntu:

sudo apt purge onlyoffice-documentserver

Use the following command on CentOS:

sudo yum remove onlyoffice-documentserver

These commands will remove the binaries and the configuration files of the onlyoffice-documentserver package, but will leave the dependencies installed with onlyoffice-documentserver.

If you receive warnings stating "directory not empty so not removed", remove the directories manually:

sudo rm -rvf /etc/onlyoffice /var/www/onlyoffice