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shareyourpeace
3,244 PointsWhat are the steps to uninstall GIT on Mac ?
I am unable to run the version of GIT I installed and I need to uninstall it. Can someone provide the steps please ?
6 Answers
Rand Seay
13,975 PointsThat looks good to me. Good luck!
Rand Seay
13,975 PointsHello,
If you are comfortable using the command line, you should be able to uninstall git. This Stack Overflow thread may be able to help. Just don't copy and paste, because depending on how you installed git, it could be at a number of locations. Running which git should return where it is installed. Mine exists at /usr/local/bin/git.
If you do not have sufficient privilege to execute these commands, you may need to execute them using sudo. Take care when using sudo, and double check everything before executing.
$ which git
/usr/local/bin/git
$ sudo rm -rf /absolute/path/to/git
Hope this helps
Edit: Add note about sudo
notf0und
11,940 PointsThis answer is much less confusing, so I've deleted my comment :)
shareyourpeace
3,244 PointsThanks Rand, I also found both of those links and tried them Error: permission denied.
which git Mine lives /usr/local/Git/bin/git
Can you be more specific. Which directory should I be in when I type those commands ?
Rand Seay
13,975 Pointswhich git returns an absolute path, so your current working directory should not matter. Its great that you were able to locate your installation of git, but now it seems that you are having permission issues. All you need to do is run the same commands that you tried, only this time with sudo in front of it. It should prompt you for a password, and proceed if entered successfully.
Just a word of caution, using sudo is powerful thing –it is essentially saying "I know what I am doing, computer, so do exactly what I say". Its important to be careful, so make sure your double check everything before executing.
The command you are looking for, then would be similar to this (with the proper path to your git installation):
$ sudo rm -rf /path/to/git
shareyourpeace
3,244 PointsI understand. I have used sudo. I am still rusty with UNIX
on my computer returns which GIT Returns /usr/local/git/bin/git
Is this the proper path for the command ?
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/git/bin/git
Just checking before I try this again.
Sorry about the late reply. I was trying to get MAMP installed. I had it installed manually but needed to install the MAMP with the GUI to continue with the Wordpress Track.
I really appreciate your help.
shareyourpeace
3,244 PointsI took a breath and tried it. got a 'warning' so I did not type in my password. Can you decipher the error ? Thanks
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/git/bin/git dyld: DYLD_ environment variables being ignored because main executable (/usr/bin/sudo) is setuid or setgid Password:
OHHH I wanted to close terminal and had to type password to logout. So it executed the command. I did a check. $ which git $ which git Looks like there isn't a git.... it just rolls back around.
If you can decipher that warning it would be nice.
I may need you because i have to reinstall in the very near future. thanks again.
Rand Seay
13,975 PointsGlad you got it working. I am not too sure what the warning is about, but found a [thread on stack overflow] that might be of help if the warning persists. Good luck in your endeavors!
shareyourpeace
3,244 PointsI have GIT INSTALLED :) Thanks