# How to uninstall gnuradio? **URL:** \ **Category:** GNU Radio\ **Created:** [January 27, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749 "2014-01-27T15:18:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/1 "2014-01-27T15:18:50Z")
I installed using the build gnuradio script, how do I uninstall? Because I want to install another version. I’m new and I’m still a little lost. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/2 "2014-01-27T15:48:22Z")
On 01/27/2014 03:16 PM, Rita de Cassia Negromonte Pessoa wrote: > I installed using the build gnuradio script, how do I uninstall? Because > I want to install another version. I’m new and I’m still a little lost. > Thank you If you’re updating say 3.7.0 → 3.7.2 you can just install one over the other. You may be able to go to your build dir (e.g. src/gnuradio/build) and run ‘make uninstall’. You can always head to your installation path (e.g. /usr/local) and remove everything by hand. MB ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/3 "2014-01-27T16:24:08Z")
Attached is a bash script to remove most of gnuradio. It proved useful doing a 3.6 to 3.7 upgrade a few months back. Most of it comes from a posting a few years back by (I think) Jonathan Corrigan. Run with sudo if needed. – Tom McDermott * * * From: Martin B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 6:46 AM Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to uninstall gnuradio? On 01/27/2014 03:16 PM, Rita de Cassia Negromonte Pessoa wrote: > I installed using the build gnuradio script, how do I uninstall? Because > I want to install another version. I’m new and I’m still a little lost. > Thank you If you’re updating say 3.7.0 → 3.7.2 you can just install one over the other. You may be able to go to your build dir (e.g. src/gnuradio/build) and run ‘make uninstall’. You can always head to your installation path (e.g. /usr/local) and remove everything by hand. MB ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/4 "2014-01-27T17:05:13Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Tom, that script is certainly somewhat useful, though outdated and does not really fit the 3.7 architecture. If you still have it, look for a file called install\_manifest.txt, it lists all modified files. you can delete all the files using: xargs rm -rf \< install\_manifest.txt, which will ruinously affect your system if you happen to have spaces in your filenames. In that case, use xargs -d ‘\n’ (heed the ’ !) Greetings, Marcus On 27.01.2014 16:19, Tom McDermott wrote: > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Discuss-gnuradio > mailing list [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [Discuss-gnuradio Info Page](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio) > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Discuss-gnuradio > mailing list [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [Discuss-gnuradio Info Page](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - [http://www.enigmail.net/](http://www.enigmail.net/) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJS5oNCAAoJEAFxB7BbsDrLAO0H/jO0Li193b5+f6gFmDJ0WsQV NfKyQ3t2LvthebuylPzI++fv2a4i2G6qwEM/RpaexjV8pDC5mCz9tuMcp8ZJg9vW Qkwl4keIl4QbSPTPVk7RQhdna4ryMD/k3tdz5QeEGtzE6ueBtoLPwl2wJ59ZAFZm /ouCrsnjnQpEmqU3PFsbrO+mR6UsKoiejhpgybBWIAOyYFjlly0MMXv+iz6xfcf+ /0EDoKxwUpEZm6LGKwX/5I+6ZQKbsOIvYuWTbKxj6Wx/Z5CBr6lbqv3wdC/PTG4z tsg5eRTGHz8VXHfPuaupo9f5PD1ksRdn2viwdXqsMH90QDpEnlGpDtyykW3/HJ8= =/kDB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/5 "2014-01-28T09:04:06Z")
On 01/27/2014 03:48 PM, Rita de Cassia Negromonte Pessoa wrote: > Martin, > thanks for your help. I want to go from version 3.7 to version 3.5. Best > uninstall it manually? Yes, but are you sure about this? 3.5 is old and unsupported. MB ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/6 "2014-01-29T11:11:24Z")
what is the script?? ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/7 "2014-03-29T10:55:12Z")
Tom M. wrote in post #1134551: > Attached is a bash script to remove most of gnuradio. > Run with sudo if needed. > MB I tried with SUDO followed by pasting the content of the script #!/bin/bash PREFIX=/usr/local rm -rf $PREFIX/bin/gr\_plot\_\* … and so on… but I don’t get the usual password request from SUDO and of course any command in the script returns “can’t remove … access denied” which is to be expected. Question: what am I doing wrong trying to run the script this way\> Noob to linux , not familiar with bash syntax. Thanks, Gelu ---
**Author:** ![Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rita\_de\_Cassia\_Negr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rita_de_Cassia_Negr)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-gnuradio/238749/8 "2014-03-29T12:14:55Z")
Gelu Botezan wrote in post #1141407: > I tried with SUDO followed by pasting the content of the script Problem solved,sorry for bothering, was not able to delete precedent post, probably too late