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Version: 15.2.2

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.