How to uninstall MySQL 5.1 on Snow Leopard

Posted in software | Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 | 6 Comments » Trackback

I installed MySQL 5.1 and then decided I didn’t want it.

So I deleted it from /usr/local and tried to install 5.0. No dice, the installer complained.

I deleted these files, and was able to install afterwards:

sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/com.mysql.mysql*

6 Responses to “How to uninstall MySQL 5.1 on Snow Leopard”

  1. Erik Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    How can I begin to describe my love for this little tip?

  2. matt Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    Great reply for Snow Leopard. I worked perfectly for me too.

  3. Paulo Says:
    January 21st, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    I spent 4 hours trying to crack this nut! Then I found your tip and I rejoiced :) Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  4. Andrew Says:
    January 28th, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    how do i find this file?

  5. Matt Says:
    March 22nd, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    Thanks for posting this!

  6. Ali Says:
    April 30th, 2010 at 2:49 am

    Fantastic, thanks 1M times.