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How to uninstall Splunk Universal Forwarder from Linux

bento_prod
Explorer

I have installed the universal forwarder on a linux machine. How can I uninstall it?
I install the forwarder just by using tar and splunk install app....

I saw this question (https://answers.splunk.com/answers/139078/uninstall-splunk-on-linux.html?utm_source=typeahead&utm_me...) but it refers to installations done with rpm

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ChrisG
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

New docs just posted:

Uninstall the universal forwarder in the Forwarder Manual.

Thanks for highlighting the gap!

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

A good one about Splunk itself at Uninstall Splunk Enterprise

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