61 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
61 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
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.TH "REMOVAL" "7" "September 2023" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBremoval\fR - Cleaning the Slate
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.SS "Synopsis"
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.P
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So sad to see you go.
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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sudo npm uninstall npm -g
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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sudo make uninstall
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.fi
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.RE
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.SS "More Severe Uninstalling"
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.P
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Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.
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.P
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If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures, continue reading.
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.P
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Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local installs are completely contained within a project's \fBnode_modules\fR folder. Delete that folder, and everything is gone unless a package's install script is particularly ill-behaved.
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.P
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This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If you configured node with a different \fB--prefix\fR, or installed npm with a different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing \fB/usr/local\fR with your install prefix.
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.P
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To remove everything npm-related manually:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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If you installed things \fIwith\fR npm, then your best bet is to uninstall them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a proper install. This can help find any symlinks that are lying around:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node modules. To track those down, you can do the following:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \[rs]{\[rs]} \[rs]; ;
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.fi
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.RE
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.SS "See also"
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help uninstall
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help prune
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.RE 0
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