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How to uninstall MySQL 5.1 on Snow Leopard

2009-09-01 15:41:04

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*