Uninstall Docker when installed via curl

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I have installed docker un my debian 7 server using the following command :

sudo curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh

I would now like to remove docker, how on earth do I uninstall it ?

And that, children, is why you don't install software this way on a server. Try docs.docker.com/installation/debian — Sven, Sep 15, 2015 at 15:12

pmarkoulidakis · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-24 12:23:14Z

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For older versions of docker installed via curl

sudo curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh

You can remove docker with

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove docker #Removes docker and dependencies
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker #Removes all data

Edit: 05/2018: For newer versions according to online documentation

$ sudo apt-get purge docker-ce

To remove images, containers, volumes, or customized configuration files on your host that are not automatically removed

$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker

answered Sep 15, 2015 at 15:32

pmarkoulidakis

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It doesnt make it clear if the method works with the curl method. I end up reading the script :P
– pmarkoulidakis
Sep 18, 2015 at 19:31
This didn't work for me. The documentation now says run sudo apt-get remove docker docker-engine docker-ce docker.io
– Daniel
Dec 16, 2017 at 0:35
Ive updated the answer to cover newer versions of docker.
– pmarkoulidakis
May 24, 2018 at 12:26

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Ilshat · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-25 19:03:25Z

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apt remove "--purge docker*"
rm -rf /var/lib/docker
apt autoremove

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 18:54

Ilshat

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Docket was not installed with apt.
– RalfFriedl
Aug 25, 2019 at 19:51
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On the contrary, the get.docker.com script does, indeed, use apt to install the docker packages.
– womble ♦
Aug 27, 2019 at 7:33

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