Clean Install Linux

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A clean install is a manual procedure that removes the viewer, all cache, configuration files and replaces it with a completely fresh install. If you are doing this as part of a viewer update, then we recommend you follow ALL of the steps in order.

If you are not installing a newer version of Catznip then you should read our Troubleshooting Guide first.

Do NOT attempt to follow these instructions while the viewer is running

Note : Distribution independent. Please read the instructions carefully.

Remove settings

Open a new terminal, enter the catznip folder and get a list of it's contents.

cd
cd .catznip
ls

• Remove the browser_profile and user_settings folder.

rm ./browser_profile -rv
rm ./user_settings -rv

• If you wish to delete all chat logs as well as removing the settings, delete each of the account name folders.

rm ./trinity_dejavu -rv
.... and so on

• If you do not wish to delete all chat logs. Recursively delete all the .xml files and browser profiles.

find . -name *.xml -exec rm -v {} \;
find . -name browser_profile -exec rm -rv {} \;

Manually Clear the Cache

Open a new terminal, enter the catznip folder and get a list of it's contents.

cd
cd .catznip
ls

• Remove the cache folder.

rm .cache -rv

Remove and Reinstall

• Delete the folder you extracted Catznip into.
• Download the Latest Release and extract as normal.