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Uninstall pkg manually in OS X
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Mac Uninstall pkg Manually

  • using pkgutil
# list all your installed packages
pkgutil --pkgs

# show your package info
pkgutil --pkg-info <your-package-id>

# list your package files
pkgutil --files <your-package-id>

# change to the directory which your package is installed into
cd /
# remote files
pkgutil --only-files --files <your-package-id> | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -n 1 -0 sudo rm -if
# remote directories
pkgutil --only-dirs --files <your-package-id> | tail -r | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -n 1 -0 sudo rmdir

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