removing-npm

npm-removal

Cleaning the Slate.

Synopsis

So sad to see you go.

sudo npm uninstall npm -g

Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:

sudo make uninstall

More Severe Uninstalling

Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.

If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures, continue reading.

Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local installs are completely contained within a project's node_modules folder. Delete that folder, and everything is gone (unless a package's install script is particularly ill-behaved).

This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If you configured node with a different --prefix, or installed npm with a different prefix setting,