# Uninstall elsticsearch on centOS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 26, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864 "2016-02-26T15:13:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Vatsal\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@Vatsal\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vatsal_Patel)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/1 "2016-02-26T15:13:26Z")

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Hi,  
I have install elasticsearch 2.2.0 but then i realize that there is not couch-base transport plugin for this version.How can i uninstall this version so i can install ES-2.1.1. Thank you.  
I have removed all the directories from all the ES folders such as.

> /usr/share/elasticsearch  
> /etc/elasticsearch  
> /etc/sysconfig/elasticsearch

When i reinstall ES-2.1.1, I got below message.

> Package elasticsearch-2.2.0-1.noarch already installed and latest version  
> Nothing to do

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/2 "2016-02-26T15:22:18Z")

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To uninstall software installed with RPM or some other package management system, do not just delete files. Uninstall by using the package management system.

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**Author:** ![Vatsal\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@Vatsal\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vatsal_Patel)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/3 "2016-02-26T15:53:35Z")

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Hi,  
Thank you for replying.Can you please how to uninstall with package management,like i have install on cent Os with

> yum install elasticsearch  
> .Thank you.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/4 "2016-02-26T19:39:18Z")

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`yum remove elasticsearch` should do it.

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**Author:** ![Vatsal\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@Vatsal\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vatsal_Patel)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/5 "2016-02-26T21:05:14Z")

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Thank you so much

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uninstall-elsticsearch-on-centos/42864/6 "2017-07-05T23:13:13Z")

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