<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThere are two components to NGINX server on a system – its installation and configuration. You can remove its installation with ‘apt remove’ command as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo apt remove nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe above command will remove NGINX installation but leave behind its configuration files in \/etc\/nginx. Also, it will not remove any of your website\/app files located at \/var\/www. It is useful if you plan to re-install NGINX in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want, you can also add other NGINX modules that you want to remove, in the above command. Here is an example to remove nginx-commons package along with NGINX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo apt remove nginx nginx-commons<\/pre>\n\n\n\nIf you also want to remove the configuration files of NGINX server, then use ‘apt purge’ command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo apt purge nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe above command will delete NGINX installation, and also \/etc\/nginx directory along with its contents. I t will also remove all NGINX settings and configurations from your system. It is an excellent solution if you want to completely uninstall NGINX and have no plans to re-install it in future. It is also a great solution if you want to do a fresh installation of NGINX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n