# How to uninstall WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1.tar.bin

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** server-administration\
**Created:** [September 11, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178 "2013-09-11T07:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Satheesh\_Mantri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Satheesh\_Mantri](https://community.wowza.com/u/Satheesh_Mantri)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178/1 "2013-09-11T07:08:09Z")

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Hello,

Please inform how to uninstall WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1.tar.bin

[How do you uninstall Wowza?](http://community.wowza.com/t/-/619) having details but here simply mentioned to remove files/directory.

Is that enough or do we need to do anything else.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178/2 "2013-09-11T09:23:26Z")

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If running on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, choose Uninstall Wowza Media Server from the Start menu (Start \> All Programs \> Wowza Media Server 3.6.2 \> Uninstall Wowza Media Server).

To uninstall Wowza Media Server on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, choose Uninstall Wowza Media Server from the Start screen (Start \> All Apps \> Wowza Media Server 3.6.2 \> Uninstall Wowza Media Server).

To uninstall on a Mac, move the following folders to the trash:

folder: /Applications/Wowza Media Server 3.6.2

folder:/Library/WowzaMediaServer-3.6.2

symlink: /Library/WowzaMediaServer

file: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.wowza.WowzaMediaServer.plist

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178/3 "2013-09-11T09:24:03Z")

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To ensure that Wowza Media Server folders are completely removed from the library, in Mac OS X, on the Go menu, click Go to Folder, type /Library, and then click Go. In the Library window, move the WowzaMediaServer-3.6.2 and WowzaMediaServer folders to the trash.

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178/4 "2013-09-11T09:38:57Z")

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For Linux;

Red Hat:

sudo rpm –e WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1

Debian:

sudo dpkg –-purge wowzamediaserver-3.6.1

Other Linux Systems:

sudo rm –rf WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![Satheesh\_Mantri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Satheesh\_Mantri](https://community.wowza.com/u/Satheesh_Mantri)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178/5 "2013-09-11T07:31:16Z")

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THank you very much for reply.

Please inform for clean uni nstallation on Linux.

Thanks In Advance.