Podman Uninstallation Script for Windows

This repository contains a PowerShell script to completely uninstall Podman from a Windows machine, including cleaning up related configurations and WSL instances. After running this script, you can reinitialize Podman using podman machine init.

Features

• Unregisters the podman-machine-default instance from WSL.
• Deletes residual configuration files and folders associated with Podman.
• Prepares the system for a clean reinstallation of Podman.

Requirements

• Windows operating system.
• PowerShell (Administrator privileges required).
• WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

Usage

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/podman-uninstall-script.git
   cd podman-uninstall-script

2. Open PowerShell as an Administrator.

3. Run the script:

   .\UninstallPodman.ps1

What the Script Does

1. Lists all WSL distributions to verify the existence of the podman-machine-default.

2. Unregisters podman-machine-default from WSL.

3. Deletes the following directories and file from your home folder:

   • C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.local\share\containers\podman\machine\wsl
   • C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.config\containers\podman\machine
   • C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\containers
   • C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.ssh\podman-machine-default.pub

4. Verifies successful uninstallation and provides a message confirming readiness for reinitialization.

Reinitialize Podman

After running the script, you can reinitialize Podman by executing:

podman machine init

Contributing

Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add your feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Disclaimer

This script is provided as-is and assumes that Podman is installed in a default configuration. Use at your own risk. Ensure you have backups of important data before running this script.