How to uninstall global package with npm?
node.jsNpmWebpacknode.js Problem Overview
I have installed webpack in this way:
npm install -g webpack
Now want to uninstall it:
npm uninstall -g webpack
Check it again, it didn't been uninstalled:
webpack -v
3.1.0
Why?
And, I use this way can't find webpack:
npm list -g | grep webpack
This also didn't work:
npm uninstall -g webpack --save
After run this under a directory which included package.json:
npm uninstall webpack
npm WARN babel-loader@6.4.1 requires a peer of webpack@1 || 2 || ^2.1.0-beta || ^2.2.0-rc but none was installed.
npm WARN uglifyjs-webpack-plugin@0.3.1 requires a peer of uglify-js@^2.8.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN uglifyjs-webpack-plugin@0.3.1 requires a peer of webpack@^1.9 || ^2 || ^2.1.0-beta || ^2.2.0-rc but none was installed.
node.js Solutions
Solution 1 - node.js
Try running both of the below commands:
npm uninstall -g webpack
npm uninstall webpack
I think you might be checking/looking at the local version after deleting only the global one.
Solution 2 - node.js
You have to remove the packages manually installed globally on your os with sudo:
On OsX navigate to this directory
cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules
and
sudo rm -rf <packageName> // sudo rm -rf webpack
Solution 3 - node.js
npm uninstall -g webpack
Worked for me, try running the command prompt in administrator mode.
Solution 4 - node.js
You're most likely running a file from another install of npm.
Run which webpack to see where your shell is finding webpack.
Run npm root -g to find the root of the tree it's supposed to be in, being sure you're running the correct npm with npm -v and which npm.
If your webpack bin isn't in the npm root, reset your path to the webpack binary e.g. hash -d webpack in bash, and then go remove the unwanted npm root from your PATH variable. You can now use npm install -g webpack and npm uninstall -g webpack and it should work.
Solution 5 - node.js
I have tried uninstalling global packages in several ways.
npm uninstall -g <package_name> this didn't work.
I managed to remove the global packages in the following way:
- Goto terminal
- Run this command
npm list -g - Goto the path (
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\npm) - Delete all the related files to your package
- Goto
node_modulesfind and delete the package
This should work.
YW!
Solution 6 - node.js
Try
chown -R "$(whoami)": "$(npm root -g)"
(you may need sudo for it) and then npm uninstall -g
Solution 7 - node.js
If you are using Node Version Manager (nvm) and you want to remove a global system package you will need to switch to that version. For example:
nvm use system
npm uninstall -g webpack
Solution 8 - node.js
on windows run as administrator and run the command
npm uninstall -g webpack
on Linux
sudo npm uninstall -g webpack
Solution 9 - node.js
In Windows, open the cmd with Administrator rights (start -> type cmd -> right-click on icon -> open with adm. rights), then navigate (in cmd type "cd ../../users/your_user_name") to your user folder, then run
npm uninstall -g webpack
or (I don't remember which one worked for me)
npm uninstall webpack
Solution 10 - node.js
Had the same issue an none of the answer above helped.
My project was in a sub-directory of a larger project, which also had a node_modules folder.
That's why it says, something like "found another version higher in the tree."
Delete that folder, go back to your sub-dir, remove node_modules and package-lock.json, and finally run npm install again.
Solution 11 - node.js
In archlinux, after running
> npm uninstall -g <package_name>
you might have to manually enter /usr/lib/node_modules/ to remove the package's directory. This will prevent conflicts if you try reinstalling that package with a different package manager like pacman.
Solution 12 - node.js
Try This:
npm uninstall -g <package_name>
E.g: npm uninstall -g webpack