# Uninstalling/upgrading Ruby 1.8.7

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstalling-upgrading-ruby-1-8-7/180896>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 31, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstalling-upgrading-ruby-1-8-7/180896 "2009-12-31T04:41:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jhosteny)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstalling-upgrading-ruby-1-8-7/180896/1 "2009-12-31T04:41:47Z")

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Hello,

Some time ago I compiled and installed ruby 1.8.7 and left the default  
Snow Leopard install of ruby alone (never plan on touching it,  
actually). I now want to upgrade my custom install to 1.9.1, but do not  
know how to go about uninstalling or upgrading it. Running ‘make  
uninstall’ in the source folder does nothing and I don’t want to install  
RVM or anything like that.

Is there a semi-simple way of removing my 1.8.7 installation so that I  
can do a “clean” 1.9.1 install?

Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance.

Joe

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**Author:** ![jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jhosteny)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstalling-upgrading-ruby-1-8-7/180896/2 "2009-12-31T05:28:16Z")

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If you installed from the ports, you can run:

port uninstall rubyversionname

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Joe H3 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> can do a “clean” 1.9.1 install?
> 
> Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance.
> 
> ## Joe
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**Author:** ![jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jhosteny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jhosteny)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninstalling-upgrading-ruby-1-8-7/180896/3 "2009-12-31T05:56:40Z")

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> If you installed from the ports, you can run:
> 
> port uninstall rubyversionname

I don’t use MacPorts, so I can’t do this.