Uninstalling DataStax Enterprise 6.8

Uninstalling Debian- and RHEL-based packages

Use this method when you have installed DataStax Enterprise using APT or Yum.

Drain and stop the DataStax Enterprise service:
```
nodetool drain &&
sudo service dse stop
```
Make sure all services are stopped:
```
ps auwx | grep dse
```
If services are still running, use the PID to kill the service:
```
bin/dse cassandra-stop -p dse_pid
```
Remove the installation directories:

RHEL-based packages:
```
sudo yum remove "dse-*" "datastax-*"
```
Debian-based packages:
```
sudo apt-get purge "dse-*" "datastax-*"
```

Uninstalling the binary tarball

Use this method when you have installed DataStax Enterprise using the binary tarball.

Stop the node:
```
bin/dse cassandra-stop
```
Make sure all services are stopped:
```
ps auwx | grep dse
```
If services are still running, use the PID to kill the service:
```
bin/dse cassandra-stop -p dse_pid
```
Remove the installation directory.

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