Remove Softaculous

jimlongo

• January 15, 2018 11:51

Hi, is there a way to remove Softaculous completely from my VPS? So that it doesn't run updates and is not available in WHM and cPanel.

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  rpvw

  • January 15, 2018 16:57

  Uninstall - Softaculous Wiki [quote] Uninstall in cPanel Please execute the following commands : root> /usr/local/cpanel/bin/unregister_cpanelplugin /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous/softaculous.cpanelplugin; root> rm -rf /etc/cron.d/softaculous; root> rm -rf /etc/cron.d/softaculous2; root> rm -rf /var/softaculous; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/softaculous; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/addon_softaculous.php; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cgi/addon_softaculous.cgi root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x3/dynamicui/dynamicui_softicons.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x3/dynamicui/dynamicui_softaculous.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x3/dynamicui/dynamicui_soft_div_icons.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/x3/dynamicui/dynamicui_soft_div.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/paper_lantern/dynamicui/dynamicui_softicons.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/paper_lantern/dynamicui/dynamicui_softaculous.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/paper_lantern/dynamicui/dynamicui_soft_div_icons.conf; root> rm -rf /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/paper_lantern/dynamicui/dynamicui_soft_div.conf;
  

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  jimlongo

  • January 17, 2018 02:01

  Thanks, it seems that this breaks it in cPanel. Icon is still there, clicking it errors on the softaculous page. What I was hoping for was to remove it and its updates in WHM.

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  24x7server

  • January 17, 2018 04:28

  Hi, You will have to unregister the Softaculous app also from the server, so it will not appear in the WHM.. Use the below command: # /usr/local/cpanel/bin/unregister_appconfig In addition, if the above does not work, use the below steps: # cd /var/cpanel/apps/ # /usr/local/cpanel/bin/unregister_appconfig /var/cpanel/apps/.conf # rm -fv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/.cgi # /usr/local/cpanel/bin/update_appconfig_apps Replace part of it with proper configuration file of the app you want to uninstall..

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  cPanelMichael

  • January 17, 2018 20:11

  Hello, Let us know if the previous post helps. Thank you.

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  jimlongo

  • January 18, 2018 00:38

  Thanks, but the net result is I still have the icon for Softaculous in WHM, and it causes a cPanel 403 if you click it. In cPanel there are 2 icons. Click either will lead to a 404. There is no trace of Softaculous in /var/cpanel/apps And no softaculous.cgi file in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi - although there is a folder which I moved.

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  cPanelMichael

  • January 18, 2018 14:45

  Hello, You may also want to review the files and directories within the /var/cpanel/integration/ directory to see if any entries for this application exist. If so, remove the entries and then run the following command: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_sprites
  Additionally, consider reaching out to the Softaculous support team directly to see if they can update their uninstall instructions to ensure the required files are removed. Thank you.

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  jimlongo

  • January 20, 2018 17:35

  I think I was not careful enough with rpvw's instructions when I first ran them. need to remove root> from each line Ran that again today, rebuilt sprites, rebooted server, checked whisky supply, went away for an hour . . . It's all gone now. Thanks for the help.

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