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Uninstalling the Linux agent on an Ubuntu system

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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Follow the steps in this section if you need to uninstall the agent software from your Linux endpoint running Ubuntu version 18.04.

To uninstall Linux agent software on your Linux endpoint running a support Ubuntu version:

  1. Open a Terminal session on your Linux endpoint running Endpoint Security Agent (HX) software version .

  2. Type the following command to identify the .deb that was used to install the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) software version on your Linux endpoint.

    username@localhost:~$ dpkg -l | grep xagt

    The example below identifies the xagt-[xAgent version]-1.ubuntu12_amd64.deb file as the file that was used to install the agent software on the Linux endpoint. You can see the Linux OS bit-architecture, the agent software version, and the software status.

    xagt.amd64

    [xAgent version]-1.ubuntu12

    installed

  3. Run the dpkg --purge xagt command to remove the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) software version from your Linux endpoint.

    username@localhost: ~$ sudo dpkg --purge xagt <installation_filename.deb>

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