How do I remove MacOSX packages?

I understand that if you remove the pkgs in receipts, you can no longer repair permissions. Not a good move. Permssions should be repaired before and after every software installation, and weekly. Will be done automatically weekly if you leave your computer on 24/7 and don't let the CPU sleep. I use Macaroni; it's more reliable than the system schedule.

G5 dual 2 GHz; iBook dual USB Mac OS X (10.4.3)

For future reference, the command line version version of what you did is as follows:

WARNING: This only works if the installer package was properly made and the default install destination was the root of the boot drive. It is advisable to run the "lsbom -fls" command separately to check for files and file path listings.

lsbom -fls
/Library/Receipts/<packagename>/Contents/Archive.bom
| (cd /; sudo xargs rm)

Watch out for line breaks. I have purposely added a line break after -fls and a line break after Archive.bom. The entire command should be on one line.

A package installer and its receipt contain a file "Archive.bom" that lists all the files it installs and where they are to be installed. This command will list the files and paths to the files and any symbolic links installed. See "man lsbom". This bill of materials is then piped to a command to change directory to the root of the boot drive and remove the "xargs" as the super user.

You can then remove the package receipt manually.

Generally all you have to do is drag the package to the trash. A package is a special kind of folder containing the files an application needs. Dragging the package to the trash effectively removes those files. There may be a plist file that should be removed, but that would be about it.

Do you want to remove the whole application, or just the package?

When you run the installer, is there an option to "Customize?" Sometimes they put the uninstall option there. Also, it sometimes won't be available until you actually install.

Jim