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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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layout: doc
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title: How to Remove VMs Manually
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permalink: /doc/remove-vm-manually/
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---
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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 these.
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All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.
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### R3.2
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1. Remove the TemplateVM's directory:
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$ rm -rf /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/<template-name>
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2. Remove the TemplateVM from qubes.xml:
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$ qvm-remove --just-db <template-name>
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3. Remove the TemplateVM's `*.desktop` files from `~/.local/share/applications`:
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$ rm ~/.local/share/applications/<template-name>*
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4. Remove the TemplateVM's Applications Menu entry:
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$ sudo rm /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/<template-name>*
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[normal method]: /doc/templates/#how-to-install-uninstall-and-reinstall
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### R4.0
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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:
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1. Check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
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$ qvm-prefs template-vm-name
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2. If `installed_by_rpm - True]`, mark the template as not installed by package manager
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$ qvm-prefs template-vm-name installed_by_rpm false
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3. Re-check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
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- If `installed_by_rpm - False`, remove the template like you would a regular qube:
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$ qvm-remove template-vm-name
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- If `installed_by_rpm` remains `True`, reboot your computer to bring qubes.xml in sync with qubesd, and try again to remove the template.
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