# Uninstall ruby 1.9.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall-ruby-1-9-0/174681>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 31, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall-ruby-1-9-0/174681 "2009-08-31T12:26:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhishek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@abhishek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abhishek)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall-ruby-1-9-0/174681/1 "2009-08-31T12:26:39Z")

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hi  
i have installed ruby 1.9.0 in /usr/local/bin  
also i have ruby 1.8.7 in /usr/bin

now i want to install ruby 1.9.1 as this is a stable version and i want  
to install this in place of ruby 1.9.0 (i.e. inside /usr/local/bin)

how i can uninstall the previous version (i.e. 1.9.0)??

please help.

thanx…

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**Author:** ![abhishek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@abhishek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abhishek)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall-ruby-1-9-0/174681/2 "2009-08-31T22:08:12Z")

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On Aug 31, 2009, at 03:26 , Abhishek S. wrote:

> hi  
> i have installed ruby 1.9.0 in /usr/local/bin  
> also i have ruby 1.8.7 in /usr/bin
> 
> now i want to install ruby 1.9.1 as this is a stable version and i  
> want  
> to install this in place of ruby 1.9.0 (i.e. inside /usr/local/bin)
> 
> how i can uninstall the previous version (i.e. 1.9.0)??

don’t bother. just install over it. the difference between 1.9.0 and  
1.9.1 is very small (wrt files/layout). If you want to be anal, then:

% sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/ruby

should suffice.