From 6dde2810ff41961c1200e8625e78bdbda70c47db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: qtpies <41307963+qtpies@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 23:51:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] 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
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 troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md b/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md
index 17be55cc..65205b19 100644
--- a/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md
+++ b/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ permalink: /doc/remove-vm-manually/
 How to Remove VMs Manually
 ==========================
 
-How to Remove a TemplateVM Manually (R3.2)
+How to Remove a TemplateVM Manually 
 ------------------------------------------
 
-Try the [normal method] before resorting to this one.
+Try the [normal method] before resorting to these.
 All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.
 
+### R3.2
+
 1. Remove the TemplateVM's directory:
 
        $ rm -rf /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/<template-name>
@@ -32,3 +34,22 @@ All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.
 
 [normal method]: /doc/templates/#how-to-install-uninstall-and-reinstall
 
+### R4.0
+
+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.