How to remove Acronis Backup completely on Linux

Removing Acronis Backup on Linux

In this article, we will explain how to completely remove Acronis Backup client from your Linux server.

Step 1: Remove Acronis Agent

Start with removing the installed packages:

/usr/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/uninstall/uninstall -a

Step 2: Remote Kernel modules

Remove SnapAPI module from kernel

rmmod snapapi26

Remove all modules:

dkms status

Output

snapapi26, 0.7.46, 2.6.9-1.667, i686: installed

dkms remove -m snapapi26 -v 0.7.142 --all
dkms remove -m file_protector -v 1.1-1487 --all

Step 3: Remove all Acronis RPMs

rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps AcronisAgentLinux
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps acronis-glibc
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps dkms
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps BackupAndRecoveryAgent
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps snapapi26_modules
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps BackupAndRecoveryBootableComponents
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps AcronisUpgradeTool
rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps ManagementConsole

Step 4: Remove stale files

Remove all files and folders related to Acronis:

rm -Rf /etc/Acronis
rm -Rf /var/lib/Acronis
rm -Rf /usr/lib/Acronis
rm -Rf ~/.Acronis
rm -rf /opt/acronis/
rm -rf /root/Acronis/
rm -rf /var/log/Acronis/
rm -rf /var/log/AcronisRemoteInstall/
rm -Rf /usr/src/snapapi*

Conclusion