Linux: Client (FD) Removal

The following article aims at explaining how to remove Bacula Client from your Linux system.

It is important to avoid uninstalling only the Client on a system that is running the Director and the Storage Daemon. The Client serves as a crucial dependency for both components.

Following this guide, the Bacula Client components will be uninstalled.

Stopping Bacula Client Service

Before uninstalling Bacula Client package, stop Bacula Client Daemon first.

systemctl stop bacula-fd

Remove Bacula Packages

You will uninstall Bacula Client package using your OS package manager. We provide instructions for deb and rpm based Operating Systems.

apt-get remove bacula-enterprise-fd

yum remove bacula-enterprise-fd

Remove Bacula Installation Directories

Important

Do make sure there is no data you may need inside the /opt/bacula directories before removing it.

Remove all the content of Bacula Client.

rm -rf /opt/bacula