uninstall_docker.sh

This is a script for completely uninstalling Docker. Tested on Debian 12. Current version v1.0.

Features

• Stop all Docker services
• Uninstall all Docker-related packages
• Remove Docker data directories and configuration files
• Clean up Docker residual files in the system
• Update apt cache

Usage

CNB:

wget https://cnb.cool/SDCOM/shit/-/git/raw/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh && sudo chmod +x ./uninstall_docker.sh && sudo ./uninstall_docker.sh

Github:

wget https://github.com/SDCOM-0415/shit/raw/refs/heads/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh && sudo chmod +x ./uninstall_docker.sh && sudo ./uninstall_docker.sh

Note: This script requires sudo privileges as it performs system-level operations.

Execution Process

The script displays progress for the following steps:

1. Stop Docker services
2. Uninstall Docker-related packages
3. Remove Docker data directories
4. Remove configuration files and service configurations
5. Update apt cache

Upon completion, a confirmation message will be displayed: "✅ Docker has been completely uninstalled. You can reinstall it now."

Script Content

#!/bin/bash
# Script to completely uninstall Docker
# For Debian 12 systems (not tested on other systems)

echo "Docker Uninstall Script Version: v1.0"
echo "© Author: SDCOM"
echo "CNB Project URL: https://cnb.cool/SDCOM/shit/-/blob/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh"
echo "GitHub Project URL: https://github.com/SDCOM-0415/shit/blob/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh"

echo "🛑 Stopping Docker services..."
sudo systemctl stop docker || true

echo "❌ Uninstalling Docker-related packages..."
sudo apt purge -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin || true
sudo apt autoremove -y --purge

echo "🧹 Removing Docker data directories..."
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/containerd

echo "🗑️ Removing configuration files and service configurations..."
sudo rm -rf /etc/docker
sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
sudo rm -f  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo rm -f  /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo rm -f  /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

echo "🔄 Updating apt cache..."
sudo apt update

echo "✅ Docker has been completely uninstalled. You can reinstall it now."

Notes

• This script will completely remove all Docker-related data and configurations, including:
  • All Docker containers
  • All Docker images
  • All Docker volumes
  • All Docker networks
  • All Docker configurations
• Before executing this script, ensure you have backed up any important Docker data
• The script uses || true syntax to ensure the entire script continues even if some commands fail
• This script is mainly designed for Docker installed via official methods. If installed using other methods, additional cleanup steps may be required

Project Repository

CNB: https://cnb.cool/SDCOM/shit/-/blob/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh

Github: https://github.com/SDCOM-0415/shit/blob/main/script/uninstall_docker.sh

© Author

SDCOM