Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Lisa Kim]

It worked!! The “$” was the problem.
Thank you both for your help!!

Have a wonderful day.

Lisa

From: Jeff Greenberg 
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 10:52 AM
To: Lisa Kim 
Cc: macports-users@lists.macports.org 
Subject: Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip
Drop the initial $, that’s a prompt and not part of the command

On Jan 12, 2022, at 11:46, Lisa Kim  wrote:

Hi,

I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
currently running MacOS Monterey.
I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
uninstall it entirely.

In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, I 
may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.

I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org website, but 
have had no success. The output I receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall 
installed” input is:

-bash: $: command not found



I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.



Thanks.

Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Christopher Jones]

please keep your replies on-list

$ is not the command, just an illustration of the shell prompt ;)

 the command itself starts with ’sudo’

actually, this probably explains your first error. run

sudo port -fp uninstall installed

etc.

Chris

> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:51 pm, Lisa Kim  wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris! 
>  
> Thanks for your email. 
> Unfortunately, when I try 2.4.2 or 2.4.3, I get the same output: “-bash: $: 
> command not found”
>  
> Lisa
>  
> From: Christopher Jones 
> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 10:49 AM
> To: Lisa Kim 
> Cc: macports-users@lists.macports.org 
> Subject: Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip
> 
>  
> Sorry, read your post again…
>  
> If the port command is not working for you, then just skip that command. go 
> on with 2.4.2 and 2.4.3
>  
> Chris
>  
>  
> 
> 
> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:48 pm, Christopher Jones  <mailto:jon...@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk>> wrote:
>  
>  
> Did you follow all the steps under
>  
> https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling 
> <https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling>
>  
> ?
>  
> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:45 pm, Lisa Kim  <mailto:lisakim...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>  
> Hi,
>  
> I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
> currently running MacOS Monterey.
> I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
> new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
> computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
> uninstall it entirely. 
>  
> In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, I 
> may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
> truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.  
>  
> I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org 
> <http://guide.macports.org/> website, but have had no success. The output I 
> receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall installed” input is:  
> -bash: $: command not found
>  
> I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
>  
> Thanks.



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Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Jeff Greenberg]

Drop the initial $, that’s a prompt and not part of the command

On Jan 12, 2022, at 11:46, Lisa Kim  wrote:


Hi,
 
I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
currently running MacOS Monterey.
I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
uninstall it entirely.
 
In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, I 
may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.  
 
I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org website, but 
have had no success. The output I receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall 
installed” input is:  
-bash: $: command not found
 
I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Thanks.

Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Christopher Jones]

Sorry, read your post again…

If the port command is not working for you, then just skip that command. go on 
with 2.4.2 and 2.4.3

Chris



> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:48 pm, Christopher Jones  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Did you follow all the steps under
> 
> https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling 
> 
> 
> ?
> 
>> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:45 pm, Lisa Kim > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
>> currently running MacOS Monterey.
>> I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
>> new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
>> computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
>> uninstall it entirely. 
>>  
>> In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, 
>> I may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
>> truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.  
>>  
>> I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org 
>>  website, but have had no success. The output I 
>> receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall installed” input is:  
>> -bash: $: command not found
>>  
>> I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
>>  
>> Thanks.
> 



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Re: Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Christopher Jones]

Did you follow all the steps under

https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling 


?

> On 12 Jan 2022, at 4:45 pm, Lisa Kim  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
> currently running MacOS Monterey.
> I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
> new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
> computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
> uninstall it entirely. 
>  
> In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, I 
> may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
> truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.  
>  
> I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org 
>  website, but have had no success. The output I 
> receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall installed” input is:  
> -bash: $: command not found
>  
> I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
>  
> Thanks.



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Uninstalling MacPorts on Mac M1 Chip

[Lisa Kim]

Hi,

I would like to uninstall MacPorts entirely from my Macbook Pro M1. I am 
currently running MacOS Monterey.
I initially installed MacPorts on my MacBook Air 2011?, but when I bought my 
new Macbook Pro M1, I transferred all of the files from the old to new 
computer. As a result, I still have MacPorts on my new mac. I would like to 
uninstall it entirely.

In an attempt to uninstall MacPorts myself when I first bought the new mac, I 
may have tried to delete any associated files by searching “MacPorts”. But 
truthfully, I don’t remember if I had any luck.

I have followed the instructions posted on the guide.macports.org website, but 
have had no success. The output I receive from the “$ sudo port -fp uninstall 
installed” input is:

-bash: $: command not found



I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.



Thanks.