
#Uninstall homebrew and node on mac manual#
To remove a package that was not installed with Homebrew, you'll need to use a different method, such as manual removal. If you try to remove a package that is not managed by Homebrew, it won't be able to find the package information in its database, and therefore won't be able to uninstall it. When using the brew uninstall command, Homebrew checks its own database to locate the package you want to uninstall, and removes it along with any files associated with it. The packages installed with Homebrew are added to the Homebrew database and are kept in separate directories from the ones used by the operating system. Beware that you can’t brew uninstall packages that weren’t installed with Homebrew Below are the requirements that Mac users must meet before installing. Note that this command will also remove any dependencies that were installed alongside the packages you are removing, which means that anything previously installed with Homebrew will be completely removed from your system. The proper way to remove the Homebrew package is to use the Delete or Delete command.

Another method is to use a ruby curl command to download the uninstall script from GitHub and execute it. One method is to use read the documentation and follow the instructions there to manually uninstall.

The -force flag is used to remove packages without prompting for confirmation.
