Removing Developer Tools

[rhpenguin]

I installed the developer tools that came with Jaguar so i could do a few changes to some stuff and now i wanna remove them because i dont have much space on my iBook. Since im a n00b i dont know how to remove them because theyre owne by root... So my question is how do i remove Developer Tools!!

 

[tjwett]

you can log in as a root user and remove what you like but i'd look into what you want to get rid of exactly before because in root you can do whatever you want, and that includes trashing vital system-level files that could cause major probs afterward. see what pref files and other hidden stuff it distributes throughout the system beforehand. might save you a headache. i imagine it's a pretty deep install and there is more to it than what's in your Applications folder, i could be wrong though. oh yeah, to log in as root open NetInfo Manager in Utilities and create a root username and password and enable root log ins. good luck and be careful.

 

[FattyMembrane]

it's very easy to un-install the dev tools. there is a script that does it for you at /Developer/Tools/uninstall-devtools.pl

all you have to do is open up a terminal window and type

cd /Developer/Tools (changes to the correct directory)
and then ./uninstall-devtools.pl

this will take care of it for you.

 

[Kwyjibo]

thats a great tip fattty...I've also been looking to do this thx

 

[tjwett]

Originally posted by FattyMembrane
it's very easy to un-install the dev tools. there is a script that does it for you at /Developer/Tools/uninstall-devtools.pl

all you have to do is open up a terminal window and type

cd /Developer/Tools (changes to the correct directory)
and then ./uninstall-devtools.pl

this will take care of it for you.

VERY good to know! thanks alot. much less dangerous than my method.

 

[Billicus]

Originally posted by FattyMembrane
it's very easy to un-install the dev tools. there is a script that does it for you at /Developer/Tools/uninstall-devtools.pl

all you have to do is open up a terminal window and type

cd /Developer/Tools (changes to the correct directory)
and then ./uninstall-devtools.pl

this will take care of it for you.

Be sure to use the command 'sudo' before ./uninstall-devtools.pl and enter your Administrator password.

 

[rhpenguin]

Thank you ever so much! My iBook tanks you too