# FXRuby1.2.1 - need to uninstall

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/fxruby1-2-1-need-to-uninstall/14564>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [3 November 2004 04:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/fxruby1-2-1-need-to-uninstall/14564 "2004-11-03T04:33:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Doerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@John\_Doerr](https://rubytalk.org/u/John_Doerr)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2004 04:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/fxruby1-2-1-need-to-uninstall/14564/1 "2004-11-03T04:33:51Z")

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Hello,

I think I made a mistake installing FXRuby1.2.1 on  
a Linux Redhat 9 box where I am just learning how to  
do FXRuby. It has a working FOX1.0 and fxruby installed.

1.2.1 offers the newbie too may ways to get lost  
in dependencies and compatibility problems.

I installed FOX 1.2 to /usr/local/lib, where I already  
had FOX1.0 (libFOX-1.0.so.0.0.48). I've read in comp.lang.ruby  
the libFOX's won't conflict, but have no clue how to resume using  
FXRuby1.0.

My first thought is to uninstall FXRuby1.2.1. But I  
mistakenly installed it the old way - i.e. not using gems.

Any help would be most welcome!

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**Author:** ![Lyle\_Johnson3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@Lyle\_Johnson3](https://rubytalk.org/u/Lyle_Johnson3)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2004 18:17 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/fxruby1-2-1-need-to-uninstall/14564/2 "2004-11-03T18:17:32Z")

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I believe that you'll need to remove the "fox.so" file, which is  
\*probably\* installed under /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i686-linux or  
something like that. You should also remove the  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/fox directory and all its contents. Again,  
this may not be exactly the right path, depending on how ruby is  
installed.

> **···**
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> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:33:51 +0900, John Doerr \<shimmel371@aol.com\> wrote:
> 
> > I installed FOX 1.2 to /usr/local/lib, where I already  
> > had FOX1.0 (libFOX-1.0.so.0.0.48). I've read in comp.lang.ruby  
> > the libFOX's won't conflict, but have no clue how to resume using  
> > FXRuby1.0.
> > 
> > My first thought is to uninstall FXRuby1.2.1. But I  
> > mistakenly installed it the old way - i.e. not using gems.