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deno uninstall

deno uninstall is a tool that allows you to remove remote dependencies used in your project, or an executable script from your machine.

There are two ways to use deno uninstall:

  • deno uninstall [PACKAGES] - remove dependencies specified in deno.json or package.json
  • deno uninstall --global [SCRIPT_NAME] - uninstall executable script from you machine

deno uninstall [PACKAGES] Jump to heading

Remove dependencies specified in deno.json or package.json:

$ deno add npm:express
Add npm:express@5.0.0

$ cat deno.json
{
  "imports": {
    "express": "npm:express@5.0.0"
  }
}

$ deno uninstall express
Removed express

$ cat deno.json
{
  "imports": {}
}

Tip

You can also use deno remove which is an alias to deno uninstall [PACKAGES]

You can remove multiple dependencies at once:

$ deno add npm:express jsr:@std/http
Added npm:express@5.0.0
Added jsr:@std/http@1.0.7

$ cat deno.json
{
  "imports": {
    "@std/http": "jsr:@std/http@^1.0.7",
    "express": "npm:express@^5.0.0",
  }
}

$ deno remove express @std/http
Removed express
Removed @std/http

$ cat deno.json
{
  "imports": {}
}

Info

While dependencies are removed from the deno.json and package.json they still persist in the global cache for future use.

If your project contains package.json, deno uninstall can work with it too:

$ cat package.json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^5.0.0"
  }
}

$ deno remove express
Removed express

$ cat package.json
{
  "dependencies": {}
}

deno uninstall --global [SCRIPT_NAME] Jump to heading

When uninstalling a script, the installation root is determined in the following order:

  • --root option
  • DENO_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable
  • $HOME/.deno

Examples Jump to heading

  • Uninstall serve
deno uninstall --global serve
  • Uninstall serve from a specific installation root
deno uninstall -g --root /usr/local serve