Installation Manager

Kythia Workspace downloads physical binaries and dependencies to your computer whenever you install a new tool, runtime, or database version. Over time, trying out different versions can consume significant disk space.

The Installation Manager provides a centralized control panel to oversee, manage, and clean up every piece of software Kythia has installed on your system.

Overview

You can access the Installation Manager via the sidebar. It provides a comprehensive list of all installed packages, grouped by category:

• Runtimes (e.g., PHP)
• Web Servers (e.g., Nginx, Apache)
• Databases (e.g., MySQL, MariaDB)
• Utilities (e.g., Kythia CLI, Composer, PNPM, Minio)

Features

Disk Usage Tracking

For every installed tool and specific version, the manager displays its physical path and exactly how much disk space it is consuming. You can even click the folder icon to instantly Open in File Explorer and browse the binary folder on your local drive.

Global Version Switching

While you can manage versions individually within their respective tabs (e.g., in the PHP settings), the Installation Manager allows you to globally switch the active version of any installed tool directly from one screen.

Just look for the active badge. If you have multiple versions of a runtime installed (like PHP 8.1 and PHP 8.2), you can activate the one you need with a single click.

Uninstallation and Cleanup

Running out of space? You can safely remove old, unused versions of software by clicking the trash icon next to them.

• Kythia will completely remove the binary files and clean up the associated PATH entries.
• Note: Deleting a database engine (like MySQL 8.0) does not delete your actual database data (which is stored separately in your Kythia data directory), it only removes the database software itself.