MacTeX Uninstaller Generator

mactex-uninstaller-generator.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Based on https://tug.org/mactex/uninstalling.html

# Redirect stdout
exec > mactex-uninstaller.sh

echo "#!/bin/bash"
echo

echo 'if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then'
echo '    if [ "$(sudo -n echo sudo 2> /dev/null)" != "sudo" ]; then'
echo '        echo "This script must be run as root!"'
echo '    fi'
echo '    exit 1'
echo 'fi'
echo

echo "# Uninstall TeX"
echo "rm -rf /usr/local/texlive"
echo

echo "# Uninstall GUI Applications"
echo "rm -rf /Applications/TeX"
echo

echo "# Uninstalling the TeX Distribution Data Structure"
echo "rm -rf /Library/TeX"
echo "rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/TeXDistPrefPane.prefPane"
echo

IFS='
'

for pkg in $(pkgutil --pkgs | grep org.tug.mactex.ghostscript); do
    volume="$(pkgutil --pkg-info $pkg | grep volume | cut -d ' ' -f 2-)"
    location="$(pkgutil --pkg-info $pkg | grep location | cut -d ' ' -f 2-)"
    echo "# Uninstall $pkg"
    for file in $(pkgutil --files "$pkg" | tail -r); do
        path="$volume$location/$file"
        if [ -f "$path" ] ; then
            echo "rm -f \"$path\" > /dev/null 2>&1"
        elif [ -d "$path" ] ; then
            echo "rmdir \"$path\" > /dev/null 2>&1"
        fi
    done
    echo
done

for pkg in $(pkgutil --pkgs | grep org.tug.mactex); do
    echo "pkgutil --forget \"$pkg\" > /dev/null 2>&1"
done

chmod +x mactex-uninstaller.sh

mactex2020-uninstaller.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Sample uninstaller generated using above script for MacTeX 2020

if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
    if [ "$(sudo -n echo sudo 2> /dev/null)" != "sudo" ]; then
        echo "This script must be run as root!"
    fi
    exit 1
fi

# Uninstall TeX
rm -rf /usr/local/texlive

# Uninstall GUI Applications
rm -rf /Applications/TeX

# Uninstalling the TeX Distribution Data Structure
rm -rf /Library/TeX
rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/TeXDistPrefPane.prefPane

# Uninstall org.tug.mactex.ghostscript9.50
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2ps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2pdfwr.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2pdf14.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2pdf13.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2pdf12.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2pdf.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2epsi.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/ps2ascii.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/printafm.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/pfbtopfa.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/pf2afm.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/pdf2ps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/pdf2dsc.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gsnd.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gslp.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gslj.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gsdj500.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gsdj.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gsbj.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/gs.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/eps2eps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/man1/dvipdf.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/man/man1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2ps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2pdf14.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2pdf13.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2pdf12.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2pdf.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/ps2ascii.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/printafm.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/pdf2ps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/pdf2dsc.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/gsnd.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/eps2eps.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1/dvipdf.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/man/de/man1" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/man/de" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/man" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/thirdparty.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/subclass.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/style.css" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/sample_downscale_device.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/pscet_status.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/index.js" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/index.html" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images/x-light.png" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images/hamburger-light.png" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images/ghostscript_logo.png" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images/favicon.png" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images/Artifex_logo.png" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/images" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/gs-style.css" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/gdevds32.c" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/WhatIsGS.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/VectorDevices.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Use.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Unix-lpr.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Source.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/SavedPages.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Release.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Readme.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Psfiles.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Ps2epsi.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Ps-style.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/News.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Make.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Lib.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Language.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Install.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/History9.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/GS9_Color_Management.pdf" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Fonts.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Drivers.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Devices.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Develop.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Deprecated.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/DLL.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/Commprod.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/COPYING" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/C-style.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50/API.htm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript/9.50" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/doc/ghostscript" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share/doc" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/share" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/unix-lpr.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2ps2" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2ps" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2pdfwr" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2pdf14" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2pdf13" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2pdf12" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2pdf" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2epsi" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/ps2ascii" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/printafm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/pphs" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/pfbtopfa" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/pf2afm" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/pdf2ps" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/pdf2dsc" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/lprsetup.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gsnd" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gslp" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gslj" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gsdj500" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gsdj" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gsbj" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gs-noX11" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/gs-X11" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/eps2eps" > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f "///usr/local/bin/dvipdf" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local/bin" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr/local" > /dev/null 2>&1
rmdir "///usr" > /dev/null 2>&1

pkgutil --forget "org.tug.mactex.basictex2020" > /dev/null 2>&1
pkgutil --forget "org.tug.mactex.texlive2020" > /dev/null 2>&1
pkgutil --forget "org.tug.mactex.ghostscript9.50" > /dev/null 2>&1
pkgutil --forget "org.tug.mactex.gui2020" > /dev/null 2>&1