Uninstall Vertica

To uninstall Vertica, perform the following steps for each host in the cluster:.

To uninstall Vertica, perform the following steps for each host in the cluster:

Choose a host machine and log in as root (or log in as another user and switch to root).
```
$ su - root
password: root-password
```
Find the name of the package that is installed:

RPM:
```
# rpm -qa | grep vertica
```
DEB:
```
# dpkg -l | grep vertica
```
Remove the package:

RPM:
```
# rpm -e package
```
DEB:
```
# dpkg -r package
```

Note

If you want to delete the configuration file used with your installation, you can choose to delete the /opt/vertica/ directory and all subdirectories using this command: # rm -rf /opt/vertica/

Perform the following steps for each client system:

Delete the JDBC driver jar file.
Delete ODBC driver data source names.
Delete the ODBC driver software:
1. In Windows, go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Locate Vertica.
3. Click Remove.