{"id":1726,"date":"2012-08-28T14:59:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T14:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/08\/28\/softaculous-uninstall\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:34:17","slug":"uninstall-software-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/softaculous\/uninstall-software-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall Software Using Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5XmzKTV9NA\" title=\"How to Uninstall Software Using Softaculous\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"How to Uninstall Software Using Softaculous\",\"description\":\"Learn how to remove programs that have been installed using Softaculous.\",\"uploadDate\":\"2015-02-04\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/X5XmzKTV9NA\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Softaculous helps make <a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/softaculous\/install-software-softaculous\/\">installing software<\/a> very easy, but it also makes uninstalling programs simple too. In this tutorial, we\u2019ll show you <strong>how to uninstall software program using Softaculous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Uninstalling Software Programs with Softaculous<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Log into your cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the Software\/Services heading, click the <b>Softaculous<\/b> icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top menu, click the <b>Application Installs<\/b> button. (Depending on the installation, some VPS and Dedicated servers will have a button named <b>All Installations <\/b>instead)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to the program you want to uninstall, click <figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/edu_cpanel_softaculous_icon_uninstall.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"icon_uninstall\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>remove icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unless you have a specific reason to not remove everything, you can leave all boxes checked for <em>remove directory<\/em>, <em>remove database<\/em>, and <em>remove database user<\/em>. Click the <b>Remove Installation<\/b> button to uninstall this program. 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