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Version: 15.2.1

How to reinstall the Pennsieve Agent

Background

Sometimes you may need to reinstall the Pennsieve Agent. Here are the steps for doing so on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Mac

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. Run the following commands:
# stop the pennsieve agent
pennsieve agent stop

# remove the folder that stores the Pennsieve Agent database files
rm -r ~/.pennsieve

# remove the Pennsieve Agent from its installation location
sudo rm -r /usr/local/opt/pennsieve

# remove the symlink
rm /usr/local/bin/pennsieve

Windows

  1. Open a command prompt
  2. Run the following commands:
# stop the pennsieve agent
pennsieve agent stop

# remove the folder that stores the Pennsieve Agent database files
rm -r ~/.pennsieve
  1. Navigate to 'Add or Remove Programs' in the Control Panel
  2. Select 'Pennsieve Agent' and click 'Uninstall'

Linux (Ubuntu)

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. Run the following commands:
# stop the pennsieve agent
pennsieve agent stop

# remove the folder that stores the Pennsieve Agent database files
rm -r ~/.pennsieve

# uninstall the Pennsieve Agent using dpkg
sudo dpkg -P pennsieve

Next Steps

Next reinstall the Pennsieve Agent as described in How to install the Pennsieve Agent. You should now be able to continue your dataset curation.