{"id":14900,"date":"2024-03-15T10:09:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T10:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-uninstall-docker-and-delete-all-data-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:03:59","slug":"how-do-i-uninstall-docker-and-delete-all-data-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-uninstall-docker-and-delete-all-data-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I uninstall Docker and delete all data on Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To uninstall Docker and clear all data, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Stop all currently running Docker containers.<\/li>\n
  2. Stop all Docker containers.<\/li>\n
  3. Remove all Docker containers.<\/li>\n
  4. Remove all Docker containers that are currently stopped.<\/li>\n
  5. Remove all Docker images.<\/li>\n
  6. Remove all Docker images.<\/li>\n
  7. Uninstall the Docker engine.<\/li>\n
  8. If you are using Ubuntu or Debian system, execute the following command:
    \nsudo apt-get purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io<\/li>\n
  9. If you are using CentOS or RHEL system, execute the following command:
    \nsudo yum remove docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io<\/li>\n
  10. If you are using the Fedora system, execute the following command:
    \nsudo dnf remove docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io<\/li>\n
  11. Remove the Docker data directory:<\/li>\n
  12. Remove the directory \/var\/lib\/docker with admin privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After completing the above steps, Docker will be completely uninstalled and all related data will be cleared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To uninstall Docker and clear all data, you can follow these steps: Stop all currently running Docker containers. Stop all Docker containers. Remove all Docker containers. Remove all Docker containers that are currently stopped. Remove all Docker images. Remove all Docker images. Uninstall the Docker engine. 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