# How to uninstall Ruby 1.9.1p0 in Red Hat Linux

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-ruby-1-9-1p0-in-red-hat-linux/166060>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 21, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-ruby-1-9-1p0-in-red-hat-linux/166060 "2009-04-21T14:00:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayamuruganpsg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@jayamuruganpsg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayamuruganpsg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-ruby-1-9-1p0-in-red-hat-linux/166060/1 "2009-04-21T14:00:49Z")

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Hi  
I want to install ruby 1.8.5 version and hence need to uninstall ruby  
1.9.1p0 version which is in my system already.  
Could anyone help on how to uninstall ruby 1.9.1p0 version?

Thanks in Advance.

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**Author:** ![jayamuruganpsg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@jayamuruganpsg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayamuruganpsg)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-uninstall-ruby-1-9-1p0-in-red-hat-linux/166060/2 "2009-04-21T16:06:26Z")

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2009/4/21 Jayamurugan J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Hi  
> I want to install ruby 1.8.5 version and hence need to uninstall ruby  
> 1.9.1p0 version which is in my system already.  
> Could anyone help on how to uninstall ruby 1.9.1p0 version?

Depends on how it was installed. If you build it from sources you  
have a file naming all isntalled files and folders. One way of  
uninstalling them is to remove all of them.

Cheers

robert