Uninstalling Jarvis

Complete removal guide for Jarvis and related components

Warning

Uninstalling will remove Jarvis and optionally delete your configuration, workspace, and Ollama models. Make sure to backup any important data first.

Quick Uninstall

The easiest way to uninstall Jarvis:

curl -fsSL https://nildesai.com/uninstall.sh | bash

Or if you have the jarvis-uninstall command:

jarvis-uninstall

Uninstall Options

Control what gets removed:

Keep Ollama and Models

Remove Jarvis but keep Ollama and downloaded models:

jarvis-uninstall --keep-ollama

Keep Configuration

Remove Jarvis but keep your configuration files:

jarvis-uninstall --keep-config

Skip Confirmations

Uninstall without prompts (use with caution):

jarvis-uninstall --yes

Combined Options

Keep both Ollama and config:

jarvis-uninstall --keep-ollama --keep-config --yes

What Gets Removed

By default, the uninstaller removes:

  • Jarvis source code (~/jarvis)
  • Configuration directory (~/.jarvis)
  • CLI binaries (~/.local/bin/jarvis)
  • Ollama and models (unless --keep-ollama)

Manual Uninstall

If the uninstall script doesn't work, remove manually:

Step 1: Stop the Gateway

jarvis gateway stop

Step 2: Remove Directories

Remove source code:

rm -rf ~/jarvis

Remove configuration:

rm -rf ~/.jarvis

Remove CLI binaries:

rm ~/.local/bin/jarvis*

Step 3: Remove Ollama (Optional)

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/ollama ~/.ollama

Reinstalling

To reinstall Jarvis after uninstalling:

curl -fsSL https://nildesai.com/install.sh | bash
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