Uninstall Percona XtraBackup 8.0 on Red Hat-based systems

Remember to back up any important data before uninstalling software.

Remove the XtraBackup packages:

$ sudo yum remove percona-xtrabackup-80

To remove all configuration files and packages, run the following command:

$ sudo yum remove percona-xtrabackup-80 --remove-leaves

Remove any unused dependencies:

$ sudo yum 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.

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Last update: 2024-09-13