# Uninstall **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 22, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall/123948 "2007-12-22T15:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joakim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall/123948/1 "2007-12-22T15:58:31Z")
How do you uninstall a compiled version of Ruby in GNU/Linux? ---
**Author:** ![joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joakim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall/123948/2 "2007-12-22T20:39:39Z")
Joakim Olsson wrote: > How do you uninstall a compiled version of Ruby in GNU/Linux? rpm’s might come with an uninstall feature. If not that then you maybe need to delete installed files by hand? Rename them to something else? You can uninstall your gems by running gem uninstall. GL. -Roger ---
**Author:** ![joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@joakim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joakim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstall/123948/3 "2007-12-22T21:28:44Z")
What distribution? When you say compiled, do you mean you built from source yourself, or did you use a package manager to build from source? * * * Gareth Howells, CertHE (Dunelm), BCS CEO, GForce Industries removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 07862725134 GForce Industries 86, Warwick Avenue, Quorn, Loughborough, LEICS. LE12 8HE ----- Original Message ----- From: “Joakim Olsson” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby To: “ruby-talk ML” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 2:58 PM Subject: Uninstall