How to uninstall "Command Line Tools" in Xcode 4.3?

Check the 'About Xcode' readme:

Uninstalling Xcode Developer Tools

To uninstall Xcode developer tools on the boot volume along with the <Xcode> directory, from a Terminal window type:

$ sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

To remove the underlying developer content on the boot volume, but leave the <Xcode> directory and supporting files untouched, from a Terminal window type:

$ sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=systemsupport

To just remove the UNIX development support on the boot volume, but leave the <Xcode> directory and supporting files untouched, from a Terminal window type:

$ sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=unixdev

Finally, to just uninstall the <Xcode> directory you can simply drag it to the trash, or from a Terminal window type:

$ sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=xcodedir

NOTE: The uninstaller that ships with previous versions of the Xcode developer tools will not clean everything off of your system properly. You should use the one installed with these Xcode developer tools.

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If you find a black hole with the above, you could always reinstall Xcode, with those tools deselected and then delete according to the above, but all bets are off at that point, sorry 🙂

Good luck in any case.

4.3 has no 'install'. It is dropped straight into your Applications folder. It is one big bundle, now, just like a typical Apple app. It is also beta, which is prohibited to discuss here in the public forums. Best to move to the confidential forums in the iOS Dev Center, thanks.

True, it's now public.

But K T is right, Xcode 4.3 is now a "standard" application and is no more in /Developper but in /Applications. So to remove it, just put it into the trash and things should be OK.

Keep in mind that some tools are no more bundled with this distribution (Command Line Tools, Audio Tools, Packager, etc.)

I am having a similar issue. I am not sure if it's the same as Andy's, though. There is an optional new download of command-line tools for Xcode 4.3 that was released on 2/16.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9344107/xcode-4-3-command-line-tools

https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?=command%20line%20tools

I need to uninstall 4.3 to downgrade to 4.2, but I do not know how to uninstall the 4.3 command-line tools.

The list of files can be extracted from the package:

sudo lsbom /var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLILeo.bom

You could manually remove everything you find in there.

I successfully uninstalled XCode 4.3 and the command-line tools in this way

sudo /Library/Developer/Shared/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

Does not work for me.

The uninstall-devtools script is not there on my machine.

I guess that some of us still have it there after installing XCode 4.3 before removing 4.2 previously installed on their machine.

But for me, there is nothing else than Documentation in /Library/Developer/Shared/

The following worked for me:

- remove Xcode 4.3 from Applications by moving to the trash or using an uninstaller such as appzapper (if installed) (note: command line tools will still be installed at this point)

- install Xcode 4.2.1

- use the uninstaller to remove everything from 4.3 and 4.2.1:

sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

- install Xcode 4.2.1 again

If I may humbly refer to my post

Re: How to uninstall "Command Line Tools" in Xcode 4.3?

You could uninstall the files contained in the package file llist.

This should leave you with a clean uninstall until Apple will provide a way to do so.

True, but I'm assuming folks are looking for a more automated solution.

The Xcode 4.2.1 uninstaller will go through the file you mentioned and remove everything listed in it.

That works for me, thank you!

This may sound stupit. But when I type in the command:

sudo /Library/Developer/Shared/uninstall-devtools --mode=all

In Terminal.

I have to type in a password. How do I type it in? There's a gray box but i'm not allowed to to type anything.

Please help.

Simon

Hi, I am still struggling with removing command line tools (June edition - whatever version that is).

/Library/Developer/ is pretty much empty except for one .rtf file.

I tried search for "uninstall-devtools" on the system .... could not find it.

The only way possible is using "lsbom" (which works except file name is

/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLI.bom (w/o Leo).

Since it's like hundres of files it's just crazy. I wonder if that's an oversight on apple part.

Also, there is no app in /Applications .... well, it's command line tool so I did not expect one. Hoever, I expected I could remove it somehow.

Any help is appreciated.

Radek