how can I uninstall using homebrew?

Question

Can I uninstall something I installed via homebrew using homebrew?

score 119 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '11 at 01:32

119

You want to do:

brew uninstall program_name_here

answered Apr 20 '11 at 01:32

I want to install something I installed using homebrew, not homebrew itself. – user27449 Apr 20 '11 at 01:46
Changed answer per your comment. – Apr 20 '11 at 01:57
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@user27449: If this worked, mark it as accepted using the check mark button next to the answer. – Wuffers May 23 '11 at 22:51

score 21 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 04 '11 at 03:34

21

brew remove package_name_here

brew cleanup

edited Sep 04 '11 at 03:34

Gaff

answered Sep 03 '11 at 19:40

sjm

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 30 '14 at 14:18

3

brew uninstall --force package_name

answered Dec 30 '14 at 14:18

Sabin

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