# How to completely uninstall MNE Python installer on Linux

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**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-completely-uninstall-mne-python-installer-on-linux/7553 "2023-09-22T08:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Tim](https://mne.discourse.group/u/Tim)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-completely-uninstall-mne-python-installer-on-linux/7553/1 "2023-09-22T08:03:19Z")

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- MNE version: 1.5.1\_0
- operating system: Ubuntu 22.04

Hi MNE community!

I am trying to completely remove MNE Python from my linux OS after installing it with the MNE Python installer (MNE-Python-1.5.1\_0-Linux.sh), but I could not find a way to do it cleanly, in particular removing the automatic virtual-env mne-1.5.1\_0 opening when I start a shell, as well as removing the MNE entries in the Ubunutu launcher. Just renaming the mne\_python folder where everything is installed and editing my .bashrc for the lines added by the installer did not help. Any ideas how to do that? Or better, is there an uninstaller somewhere (couldn’t find it so far)? Thanks a lot

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**Author:** ![sappelhoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/sappelhoff/32/3276_2.png) [@sappelhoff](https://mne.discourse.group/u/sappelhoff)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-completely-uninstall-mne-python-installer-on-linux/7553/2 "2024-09-19T09:51:39Z")

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Please see the documentation here: [MNE-Python installers — MNE 1.9.0.dev37+gefe8b6a9c documentation](https://mne.tools/dev/install/installers.html#uninstallation)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/mne/original/1X/85cc6bd2b69cb698a166dc6d880fb550510d0144.jpeg) [@system](https://mne.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-completely-uninstall-mne-python-installer-on-linux/7553/3 "2024-09-26T09:52:25Z")

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