Ok, here's a silly question...how do I get rid of cpanel, is there an uninstall script out there somewhere. I've tried rpm -q cpanel but wasnt able to find it. I do gameserver hosting and that stupid panel's going to eat up my resources. Thanks for any help you can give.

Scott

There is no rpm for cPanel, so rpm -q will show nothing. When you install cPanel, the program installs its base components under /usr/local/cpanel and then all the other software along with it (such as Apache, Exim, ProFTP, sendmail, etc). Removing cPanel will require the knowledge to know where each and every base component is, and then remove it safely. I believe that the only person who wrote it can do that since he knows it much more than we do, so he can easily write up a script to perform it for us, but as you probably already guessed, he haven't done it so far.

The only alternative that I know of would be to wipe out the disk and do a fresh install of the OS. That would be the best choice.

isn't rpm -e pkg to remove rpm? and NOT -q? :stickout:

I used -q to query if the package was installed...but you're right rpm -e removes it.

Scott

Originally posted by Pavix
I used -q to query if the package was installed...but you're right rpm -e removes it.

Scott But there isn't a cPanel rpm..... :)

TBH I would try just a reinstall. Or at least chmod a-x /etc/init.d/cpanel*

rus

I would definately do a reinstall. Cpanel has it's greasy hands in everything and would make your life a nightmare managing a server that was formerly cpanel-ized.

Majority reply: Reinstall the OS

Yep reinstall your OS or ask from a restore with just the OS so you don't have to keep paying a monthly cPanel fee.

Thanks for your advice, I'll get it reimaged.

Scott