Python Anaconda - How to Safely Uninstall

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I installed Python Anaconda on Mac  OS Mavericks   I wanted to revert to the default version of Python on my Mac  What s the best way to do this  Should I delete the   anaconda directory  Any other changes required    Currently when I run which python I get this path    Users username anaconda bin python

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In case you have multiple version of anaconda,

rm -rf ~/anaconda2 [for version 2]

rm -rf ~/anaconda3 [for version 3]

Open .bashrc file in a text editor

vim .bashrc

remove anaconda directory from your PATH.

export PATH="/home/{username}/anaconda2/bin:$PATH" [for version 2]

export PATH="/home/{username}/anaconda3/bin:$PATH" [for version 3]

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To uninstall Anaconda Fully from your System     Open Terminal  rm -rf   miniconda rm -rf    condarc    conda    continuum

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rm -rf   anaconda3   It was enough

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I simply    rm -rf   anaconda3      this removed conda also   Then    mousepad    bashrc      and removed the path line added at the very bottom  clearly identified by Anaconda as  added by Anaconda    Worth noting that anaconda3 created a backup of my  bashrc file before modification  and named it as     bashrc-anaconda3 bak      so I could always have just renamed this and deleted my modified  bashrc

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From the docs      To uninstall Anaconda open a terminal window and remove the entire   anaconda install directory  rm -rf   anaconda  You may also edit      bash profile and remove the anaconda directory from your PATH   environment variable  and remove the hidden  condarc file and    conda and  continuum directories which may have been created in   the home directory with rm -rf    condarc    conda    continuum    Further notes    Python3 installs may use a   anaconda3 dir instead of   anaconda  You might also have a    anaconda hidden directory that may be removed  Depending on how you installed  it is possible that the PATH is modified in one of your runcom files  and not in your shell profile  So  for example if you are using bash  be sure to check your    bashrc if you don t find the PATH modified in    bash profile

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Removing the Anaconda directory helps  but I don t think that s a good idea as you might need to use anaconda sometimes in near future  So  as suggested by mwaskom  anaconda installer automatically adds PATH variable which points to anaconda bin directory in the    bashrc file   It looks like this  PATH   home linuxsagar anaconda3 bin  PATH   So  just comment out the line  add   in the beginning of the line   Then reload the    bashrc file executing source    bashrc  Now  verify the changes executing which python in the new terminal

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rm -rf   anaconda   It was pretty easy  It switched my pointer to Python  https   docs continuum io anaconda install os-x-uninstall

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The anaconda installer adds a line in your    bash profile script that prepends the anaconda bin directory to your  PATH environment variable  Deleting the anaconda directory should be all you need to do  but it s good housekeeping to remove this line from your setup script too

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Package  anaconda clean   available from Anaconda platform  should uninstall safely   conda install anaconda-clean     install the package anaconda clean anaconda-clean --yes             clean all anaconda related files and directories  rm -rf   anaconda3               removes the entire anaconda directory  rm -rf    anaconda backup         anaconda clean creates a back up of files dirs  remove it                                     conda list  cmd shouldn t respond after the clean up    Refer  https   docs anaconda com anaconda install uninstall for more details

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To uninstall anaconda you have to   1  Remove the entire anaconda install directory with   rm -rf   anaconda2  2  And  OPTIONAL     - Edit    bash profile to remove the anaconda directory from your PATH environment variable   - Remove the following hidden file and folders that may have been created in the home directory   rm -rf    condarc    conda    continuum  source

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If you re uninstalling Anaconda to be able to use the base Python installation in the system  you could temporarily disable the path by following these steps and not uninstalling Anaconda   Go to your home directory  Just a cd command will do   Edit the file  bashrc   Look for something like export PATH   home ubuntu anaconda3 bin  PATH  in the file   Put a   at the beginning to comment it from the script    export PATH   home ubuntu anaconda3 bin  PATH    Open a new terminal and you should be running the base python installation  This works on Linux systems  Should work on Mac too

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I always try to follow the developers advice  since they are usually the ones that now how it would affect your system  Theoretically this should be the safest way  Install the Anaconda-Clean package from Anaconda Prompt  terminal on Linux or macOS    conda install anaconda-clean  In the same window  run one of these commands   Remove all Anaconda-related files and directories with a confirmation prompt before deleting each one    anaconda-clean   Remove all Anaconda-related files and directories without being prompted to delete each one    anaconda-clean --yes  Anaconda-Clean creates a backup of all files and directories that might be removed in a folder named  anaconda backup in your home directory  Also note that Anaconda-Clean leaves your data files in the AnacondaProjects directory untouched  https   docs anaconda com anaconda install uninstall

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In my case Anaconda3 was not installed in home directory  Instead  it was installed in root  Therefore  I had to do the following to get it uninstalled    sudo rm -rf  anaconda3 bin python

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rm -rf   anaconda3  nano    bashrc    Ctrl W to search for  Anaconda  Delete or comment out the following lines    home sammuel  bashrc   added by Anaconda3 4 2 0 installer export PATH   home sammuel anaconda3 bin  PATH     When you   re done editing the file  type Ctrl X to exit and y to save changes   Anaconda is now removed from your server

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For windows   Install anaconda-clean module using   conda install anaconda-clean   then  run the following command to delete files step by step   anaconda-clean   Or  just run following command to delete them all-  anaconda-clean --yes  After this Open Control Panel  Programs  Uninstall Program  here uninstall that python for which publisher is Anaconda  Now  you can remove anaconda scripts and  anaconda  from PATH variable    Hope  it helps

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Uninstalling Anaconda  To uninstall Anaconda  you can do a simple remove of the program  This will leave a few files behind  which for most users is just fine  See Option A   If you also want to remove all traces of the configuration files and directories from Anaconda and its programs  you can download and use the Anaconda-Clean program first  then do a simple remove  See Option B   Option A   Use simple remove to uninstall Anaconda   macOS   Open the Terminal app or iTerm2 terminal application  and then remove your entire Anaconda directory  which has a name such as anaconda2 or anaconda3  by entering rm -rf   anaconda3   Option B   Full uninstall using Anaconda-Clean and simple remove   NOTE  Anaconda-Clean must be run before simple remove   Install the Anaconda-Clean package from Anaconda Prompt or a terminal window   conda install anaconda-clean   In the same window  run one of these commands   Remove all Anaconda-related files and directories with a confirmation prompt before deleting each one   anaconda-clean   Or  remove all Anaconda-related files and directories without being prompted to delete each one   anaconda-clean --yes   Anaconda-Clean creates a backup of all files and directories that might be removed  such as  bash profile  in a folder named  anaconda backup in your home directory  Also note that Anaconda-Clean leaves your data files in the AnacondaProjects directory untouched  After using Anaconda-Clean  follow the instructions above in Option A to uninstall Anaconda  Removing Anaconda path from  bash profile  If you use Linux or macOS  you may also wish to check the  bash profilefile in your home directory for a line such as   export PATH   Users jsmith anaconda3 bin  PATH    NOTE  Replace  Users jsmith anaconda3  with your actual path   This line adds the Anaconda path to the PATH environment variable  It may refer to either Anaconda or Miniconda  After uninstalling Anaconda  you may delete this line and save the file   by official uninstalling way

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