Uninstall Chef Workstation

Use these steps to remove Chef Workstation from Debian-based, RPM-based, Windows, or macOS systems.

Uninstall Chef Workstation on Debian-based distributions

To uninstall Chef Workstation, follow these steps:

1. Remove the package:

   sudo apt-get purge chef-workstation-enterprise
   

2. Verify that the package has been removed:

   dpkg -l chef-workstation-enterprise
   

   The command returns no output if the package is removed successfully.

Uninstall Chef Workstation on RPM-based distributions

To uninstall Chef Workstation, follow these steps:

1. Remove the package:

   sudo dnf remove chef-workstation-enterprise
   

2. Verify that the package has been removed:

   rpm -qa chef-workstation-enterprise
   

   The command returns no output if the package is removed successfully.

Uninstall Chef Workstation on Windows

To uninstall using the Windows UI:

1. Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps.
2. Search for Chef Workstation.
3. Select Uninstall, then follow the on-screen prompts.

To uninstall from the command line, run the following command in an elevated PowerShell or Command Prompt session:

msiexec /x chef-workstation-enterprise-<VERSION>_x86_64.msi

Replace <VERSION> with the version number of the currently installed package.

Uninstall Chef Workstation on macOS

To uninstall Chef Workstation on macOS, run the uninstaller script:

sudo /opt/hab/chef-workstation/uninstall.sh

This script will:

• Remove all Chef Workstation binaries from /usr/local/bin/
• Remove the installation directory /opt/hab/
• Remove the PATH configuration from /etc/paths.d/chef-workstation-enterprise
• Remove the installation metadata from /Library/Application Support/chef-workstation-enterprise/
• Forget the package receipt using pkgutil

See also

• Install Chef Workstation
• Upgrade Chef Workstation