UnInstallGR

This page describes methods to UNINSTALL (remove) GNU Radio from your computer. Since there are several methods of installing GNU Radio, different methods are needed to uninstall it. If you don't know how GNU Radio was installed, there are some steps which can be taken to discover what needs to be done.

From Distribution package manager or PPA
If GNU Radio was installed from your distribution package manager or a PPA, it can be uninstalled in the same manner. From a terminal screen, enter:

Then do the following with every PPA name containing `gnuradio`

From PyBOMBS
If you used PyBOMBS to install GNU Radio in a custom prefix, you can uninstall with:

Then move ~/{your-prefix} folder to Trash using Files

Source Code Build Directory
If GNU Radio was built from source code and the build directory is still intact, it can be uninstalled with the following commands. From a terminal screen, enter:

Unknown / Not Sure / Cleanup
If you don't know, or don't remember, your installation prefix, from a terminal screen, enter:


 * Remove all folders you find named "gnuradio". For example:


 * Remove the  folder:


 * Check each of the following files for  or   statements:

If any are found, edit each of the file(s) and remove those statements.