In the event that you want to completely remove the Kolide K2 Launcher agent from a device, you can do so by following the steps below.
On macOS
First, launch Terminal.
Next, unload and remove the launcher by running:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.kolide-k2.launcher.plist
sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.kolide-k2.launcher.plist
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/kolide-k2
sudo rm -rf /etc/kolide-k2
sudo rm -rf /var/kolide-k2
On Windows
The K2 Launcher is installed using an MSI. The easiest way to uninstall is to:
- Enter
Apps & Features
- Search for
Kolide
- Click
Uninstall
The KolideLauncherK2Svc
should no longer be present.
You may remove c:\Program Files\Kolide\Launcher-kolide-k2
On Linux
Linux is usually installed via native OS packaging, based on systemd
CentOS
systemctl stop launcher.kolide-k2
systemctl disable launcher.kolide-k2
rpm -e launcher-kolide-k2
rm -rf /var/kolide-k2 /etc/kolide-k2
Ubuntu and Debian
systemctl stop launcher.kolide-k2
systemctl disable launcher.kolide-k2
dpkg --purge launcher-kolide-k2
rm -rf /var/kolide-k2 /etc/kolide-k2
Questions or other operating systems
Please contact us via Intercom, and we can assist you with uninstalling for your specific Linux machine!