qubes-doc/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md

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How to Remove VMs Manually
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How to Remove a TemplateVM Manually 
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Try the [normal method] before resorting to this.
All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.

When a template is marked as 'installed by package manager', but cannot be uninstalled there, trying to uninstall manually will result in the error "ERROR: VM installed by package manager: template-vm-name". Do as follows to be able to uninstall the template:

1. Check the state of `installed_by_rpm`

       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name

2. If `installed_by_rpm - True]`, mark the template as not installed by package manager

       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name installed_by_rpm false

3. Re-check the state of `installed_by_rpm`

- If `installed_by_rpm - False`, remove the template like you would a regular qube:

       $ qvm-remove template-vm-name

- If `installed_by_rpm` remains `True`, reboot your computer to bring qubes.xml in sync with qubesd, and try again to remove the template.


[normal method]: /doc/templates/#how-to-install-uninstall-reinstall-and-switch
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			`title: How to Remove VMs Manually`
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			`How to Remove VMs Manually`
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Update remove-vm-manually.md I added a description of how to remove templates installed by a package manager that are no longer listed in that or falsely labeled as such 2018-07-16 17:51:13 -04:00			`How to Remove a TemplateVM Manually`
Remove deprecated R3.2 content; update and organize Closes QubesOS/qubes-issues#4936 2019-04-06 19:44:36 -04:00			`-----------------------------------`
Create page on removing VMs manually 2016-12-20 08:36:06 -05:00
Remove deprecated R3.2 content; update and organize Closes QubesOS/qubes-issues#4936 2019-04-06 19:44:36 -04:00			`Try the [normal method] before resorting to this.`
Add section on installing, uninstalling, and reinstalling templates Also includes other miscellaneous fixes and improvements 2018-06-12 22:50:03 -04:00			`All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.`
Create page on removing VMs manually 2016-12-20 08:36:06 -05:00
Update remove-vm-manually.md I added a description of how to remove templates installed by a package manager that are no longer listed in that or falsely labeled as such 2018-07-16 17:51:13 -04:00			`When a template is marked as 'installed by package manager', but cannot be uninstalled there, trying to uninstall manually will result in the error "ERROR: VM installed by package manager: template-vm-name". Do as follows to be able to uninstall the template:`

			1. Check the state of `installed_by_rpm`

			`$ qvm-prefs template-vm-name`

			2. If `installed_by_rpm - True]`, mark the template as not installed by package manager

			`$ qvm-prefs template-vm-name installed_by_rpm false`

			3. Re-check the state of `installed_by_rpm`

			- If `installed_by_rpm - False`, remove the template like you would a regular qube:

			`$ qvm-remove template-vm-name`

			- If `installed_by_rpm` remains `True`, reboot your computer to bring qubes.xml in sync with qubesd, and try again to remove the template.
Update link and move to bottom 2018-08-25 01:12:46 -04:00

			`[normal method]: /doc/templates/#how-to-install-uninstall-reinstall-and-switch`