#Upgrading node js mac how to#

Delete node.stp from /usr/local/share/systemtap/tapset/.Delete node_modules from /opt/local/lib/.Delete node.d from /usr/local/lib/dtrace/.Delete npm* from /usr/local/share/man/man1/.Delete node* from /usr/local/share/man/man1/.node_repl_history from your home directory npmrc from your home directory (these are your npm settings, don't delete this if you plan on re-installing Node right away) Delete node, node-debug, and node-gyp from /usr/local/bin.Delete node and/or node_modules from /usr/local/include.Delete node and/or node_modules from /usr/local/lib.Note that not all of the directories listed here may exist on your system depending on your install method. To completely uninstall the node executable as well as npm, here are some instructions on what to do: Unfortunately, this isn't easy since there are quite a few directories containing Node resources, like npm and node_modules. If you installed Node either by source or from a binary distribution then you'll likely have to delete the executable and other resources manually. Just keep in mind that these commands will remove the Node executable, and not necessarily all of the Node projects or NPM cache.

Here I'll be describing a few ways you can uninstall it from your Mac OSX computer.

So, what do you do when you want to uninstall Node.js? This could be from a package manager, from the source code, or from a pre-compiled binary distribution.

#Upgrading node js mac how to#

If you read one of my earlier posts on how to install Node.js, you probably noticed there are quite a few ways to install it on your computer.