[OpenFOAM.com] A simple question: how to uninstall OpenFOAM v1712?

kaifu · October 24, 2018, 06:14

Hi,
I am so confused that I dont know how to remove the version v1712 from my ubuntu systerm. Since I have already installed the other OF version 5.0. Thus this v1712 is not necessary any more. It is wired that I cannot find the instruction to uninstall this version from website. And also I cannot where does the docker image locate. Anyone could help...

wyldckat · October 24, 2018, 18:42

Quick questions:

Which installation instructions did you follow for OpenFOAM v1712?
Which Ubuntu version are you using?

kaifu · October 27, 2018, 23:56

Hi Bruno,

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and basically followed the instruction of Pre-compiled binary installation for Linux systems, as the link
https://openfoam.com/download/install-binary-linux.php

I cannot find more information where the image locates on my harddrive after the installation...

wyldckat · October 28, 2018, 05:46

Hi Kai,

OK, I did this myself yesterday, when I needed to re-download the image for v1806.

The steps should be something like this:

First, we need to check if there are still any containers up and running the image. You can see them by running this command:
Code:
```
docker ps
```

It might show something like this:

Code:

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                            COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
e4ee1c2f2678        openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73   "/bin/bash --rcfile …"   17 hours ago        Up 12 seconds                           of_v1806

If it does, then we need to shutdown this container, which we can by running:
Code:
```
docker stop of_v1806
```
You can check if it's stopped by running again:
Code:
```
docker ps
```
If it did not stop, then you can try and kill it:
Code:
```
docker kill of_v1806
```

Now that the container is stopped, we need to find the image that we want to remove, which we can do by running this command:
Code:
```
docker images
```

The list might look something like this:

Code:

REPOSITORY                           TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
openfoam/openfoam6-paraview54        latest              f45155bafc64        2 months ago        2.35GB
openfoam/openfoam-dev-paraview54     latest              2533133fbba0        2 months ago        2.33GB
openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73       latest              256f35c266e8        3 months ago        2.21GB
openfoam/openfoam5-paraview54        latest              1e5f2578a86a        15 months ago       2.13GB
openfoam/openfoam4-paraview50        latest              e644ef04fd37        21 months ago       2.25GB
ubuntu                               16.04               104bec311bcd        22 months ago       129MB
openfoamplus/of_v1606plus_centos66   latest              19ebf385cb00        2 years ago         2.3GB
ubuntu                               14.04.4             e17b56e5200a        2 years ago         188MB
openfoamplus/of_v30plus_rhel66       latest              629df6cbb9ef        2 years ago         1.87GB

It might be hard to spot, but for my example, the relevant image is this one:

Code:

openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73       latest              256f35c266e8        3 months ago        2.21GB

So what we do now is run the following command to remove this image:
Code:
```
docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73
```

For me, it complained as follows:

Code:

Error response from daemon: conflict: unable to remove repository reference "openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73" (must force) - container e4ee1c2f2678 is using its referenced image 256f35c266e8

This means that we need to first remove the container and only then we can remove the image. So the container in this example is "e4ee1c2f2678", which we can remove with this command:
Code:
```
docker rm e4ee1c2f2678
```
Now we can try again to remove the image:
Code:
```
docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73
```

For me, it gave me this:

Code:

Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73:latest
Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73@sha256:404c3b26cb75e1e1c43cfced67f291c6377fc7386c83381c636eb8c212a43bb7
Deleted: sha256:256f35c266e891c4333619a6947fab10e51953063cadc2d65f7ccc512edf93d6
Deleted: sha256:74868bd07ea457a700e2586d33da87e286ca1a43b2a5ecd6ed479327f2dddabd

So if all went well, the following command should no longer list the image that we removed:
Code:
```
docker images
```

Please let me know if these steps worked for you, so that I can add it to the respective FAQ section at openfoamwiki.net.

Best regards,
Bruno

kaifu · November 14, 2018, 03:43

Hi, Bruno
Thanks for you help and sorry for my late reply.
I followed your instructions

Code:

docker ps

and got the message,

Code:

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES

which means that i have no running containers.
and after the input

Code:

docker images

got the following message

Code:

REPOSITORY                       TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
hello-world                      latest              e38bc07ac18e        7 months ago        1.85kB
openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73   latest              154c4f7b973d        10 months ago       2.05GB

and Id like to remove all of them by

Code:

docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73

and got message which is not surprising

Code:

Error response from daemon: conflict: unable to remove repository reference "openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73" (must force) - container 3f8217206f3f is using its referenced image 154c4f7b973d

and continue to input

Code:

docker rm 3f8217206f3f

and after that redo

Code:

docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73

again. And got the message

Code:

Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73:latest
Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1712_centos73@sha256:e5860ca5cb90c258f39adc5201a2792c6a6373eaaa44cda71f44df0c41717c6b
Deleted: sha256:154c4f7b973d2dc48690380074831f60d092109ba696af8ddbab461c66181690
Deleted: sha256:825423be4d836fd59b588d9007533aeb866af495c805ef7d8fa4395e7faa5f2e
Deleted: sha256:4f729d462a42e6aeb439a0ecafcfe6f02a7fec005b456b7a65f83a6631558133

Done

hectorgabriel85 · January 4, 2019, 08:33

Hello wyldckat:

In Fedora 28 (F28) the unistallation steps of openfoam v1806 worked with a slight modification
docker stop of_v1806
docker kill of_v1806
docker rm of_v1806
docker rmi docker.io/openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73

October 24, 2018, 06:14	A simple question: how to uninstall OpenFOAM v1712?	#1
kaifu Member Kai Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shanghai Posts: 61 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 16	Hi, I am so confused that I dont know how to remove the version v1712 from my ubuntu systerm. Since I have already installed the other OF version 5.0. Thus this v1712 is not necessary any more. It is wired that I cannot find the instruction to uninstall this version from website. And also I cannot where does the docker image locate. Anyone could help... __________________ Kai

October 24, 2018, 18:42		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick questions: Which installation instructions did you follow for OpenFOAM v1712? Which Ubuntu version are you using? __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

October 27, 2018, 23:56		#3
kaifu Member Kai Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shanghai Posts: 61 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 16	Hi Bruno, I am using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and basically followed the instruction of Pre-compiled binary installation for Linux systems, as the link https://openfoam.com/download/install-binary-linux.php I cannot find more information where the image locates on my harddrive after the installation... __________________ Kai

October 28, 2018, 05:46		#4
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Kai, OK, I did this myself yesterday, when I needed to re-download the image for v1806. The steps should be something like this: First, we need to check if there are still any containers up and running the image. You can see them by running this command: Code: docker ps It might show something like this: Code: CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES e4ee1c2f2678 openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 "/bin/bash --rcfile …" 17 hours ago Up 12 seconds of_v1806 If it does, then we need to shutdown this container, which we can by running: Code: docker stop of_v1806 You can check if it's stopped by running again: Code: docker ps If it did not stop, then you can try and kill it: Code: docker kill of_v1806 Now that the container is stopped, we need to find the image that we want to remove, which we can do by running this command: Code: docker images The list might look something like this: Code: REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE openfoam/openfoam6-paraview54 latest f45155bafc64 2 months ago 2.35GB openfoam/openfoam-dev-paraview54 latest 2533133fbba0 2 months ago 2.33GB openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 latest 256f35c266e8 3 months ago 2.21GB openfoam/openfoam5-paraview54 latest 1e5f2578a86a 15 months ago 2.13GB openfoam/openfoam4-paraview50 latest e644ef04fd37 21 months ago 2.25GB ubuntu 16.04 104bec311bcd 22 months ago 129MB openfoamplus/of_v1606plus_centos66 latest 19ebf385cb00 2 years ago 2.3GB ubuntu 14.04.4 e17b56e5200a 2 years ago 188MB openfoamplus/of_v30plus_rhel66 latest 629df6cbb9ef 2 years ago 1.87GB It might be hard to spot, but for my example, the relevant image is this one: Code: openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 latest 256f35c266e8 3 months ago 2.21GB So what we do now is run the following command to remove this image: Code: docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 For me, it complained as follows: Code: Error response from daemon: conflict: unable to remove repository reference "openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73" (must force) - container e4ee1c2f2678 is using its referenced image 256f35c266e8 This means that we need to first remove the container and only then we can remove the image. So the container in this example is "e4ee1c2f2678", which we can remove with this command: Code: docker rm e4ee1c2f2678 Now we can try again to remove the image: Code: docker rmi openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 For me, it gave me this: Code: Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73:latest Untagged: openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73@sha256:404c3b26cb75e1e1c43cfced67f291c6377fc7386c83381c636eb8c212a43bb7 Deleted: sha256:256f35c266e891c4333619a6947fab10e51953063cadc2d65f7ccc512edf93d6 Deleted: sha256:74868bd07ea457a700e2586d33da87e286ca1a43b2a5ecd6ed479327f2dddabd So if all went well, the following command should no longer list the image that we removed: Code: docker images Please let me know if these steps worked for you, so that I can add it to the respective FAQ section at openfoamwiki.net. Best regards, Bruno kaifu, Daniel_Khazaei, ChrisHa and 4 others like this.

January 4, 2019, 08:33		#6
hectorgabriel85 Member Hector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Barcelona Posts: 30 Rep Power: 16	Hello wyldckat: In Fedora 28 (F28) the unistallation steps of openfoam v1806 worked with a slight modification docker stop of_v1806 docker kill of_v1806 docker rm of_v1806 docker rmi docker.io/openfoamplus/of_v1806_centos73 wyldckat likes this.

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