Uninstall Percona XtraBackup 8.0 on Debian-based systems

Remember to back up any important data before uninstalling software.

To completely uninstall Percona XtraBackup, remove all the installed packages:

$ sudo apt remove percona-xtrabackup-80

Run the following command to remove all configuration files along with the packages:

$ sudo apt purge percona-xtrabackup-80

Remove any unused dependencies:

$ sudo apt autoremove

To verify the removal, check the version:

$ xtrabackup --version

This should return a command not found.

You must remove any remaining directories manually:

$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/xtrabackup

You can also remove any added Percona repositories from your system manager’s configuration.