G DATA 365 | MXDR

Instructions for removing the G DATA 365 | MXDR agent on Linux

The G DATA Agent can be easily removed from Linux systems. We recommend uninstalling via the G DATA Web Portal.

Uninstalling via the G DATA Web Portal

The easiest way to uninstall an G DATA Agent is to initiate the uninstallation via the G DATA Web Portal. If you choose a different method, you will need an uninstall token. You can obtain this from our G DATA Security Operations Team.

1

Log in to the G DATA Web Portal.

2

Go to the Endpoints view and open the detail panel of the endpoint where you want to remove the G DATA Agent. To do this, click on the corresponding endpoint in the overview list.

3

Click Uninstall Agent.

Uninstall agent via web portal

4

If you want to permanently remove the device from the monitoring, activate the checkbox Remove endpoint from the endpoint list now. If this is a temporary uninstallation of the agent, the endpoint can remain in the list so that the assignment to the organization unit is retained.

Checkbox

5

The agent is uninstalled as soon as the endpoint is accessible.

Uninstalling via command line

The G DATA Agent can also be removed via the command line.

You will need an uninstall token for the uninstallation methods described below. To do this, you must contact our G DATA Security Operations Team. We recommend uninstalling via the G DATA Web Portal, as you can do this yourself.
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1

First, switch to the root user.

su -

2

You can remove the G DATA Agent using one of the following commands.

APT:

UNINSTALLTOKEN=<TOKEN> apt remove gdata-agent

RPM:

UNINSTALLTOKEN=<TOKEN> rpm -e gdata-agent
Replace "<TOKEN>" with the uninstall token (without the <> characters).

3

The G DATA Agent for Linux has now been removed from your system.