How to uninstall nginx (installed from source)?

To uninstall:

sudo rm -f -R /usr/local/nginx && rm -f /usr/local/sbin/nginx

Source:

http://articles.slicehost.com/2007/12/3/ubuntu-gutsy-installing-nginx-from-source

Stop the service first:

sudo service nginx stop

Our compiled-from-source files:

sudo rm -rf /etc/nginx /etc/default/nginx /usr/sbin/nginx* /usr/local/nginx /var/run/nginx.pid /var/log/nginx

The Debian scripts that came with the apt-get version:

sudo rm -rf /etc/init.d/nginx /etc/logrotate.d/nginx /var/lib/update-rc.d/nginx

Your static content:

sudo rm -rf /var/www

Disable the startup daemon:

sudo update-rc.d -f nginx disable

source http://elinux.org/RPi_Nginx_Webserver