Installing and Using MATLAB on Mac OS X

Removing (Uninstalling) a MATLAB Installation

To remove a MATLAB installation, you need to remove

• MATLAB and its related products
• OroborOSX
• XDarwin

Depending on where these components are located, you may need Administrator privileges to remove them.

Remove MATLAB

Locate the folder that contains MATLAB and its related products. If you followed the installation process, the folder is named matlab6p5. Drag the matlab6p5 folder to the Trash and then choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.

Remove OroborOSX

Use the Mac's Sherlock application to locate the OroborOSX application. To remove OroborOSX from your system, drag the OroborOSX icon to the Trash and then choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.

Remove XDarwin

To delete XDarwin (XFree86) from your system, you must have Administrator privileges. Remove the following directories and their contents:

• /Applications/XDarwin.app
• /usr/X11R6
• /etc/X11

To remove the three directories at one time, you can use the command

• sudo /bin/rm -rf /Applications/XDarwin.app /usr/X11R6 /etc/X11
  

To run sudo you must be an Administrator. The sudo command will prompt you for your password before executing the rm (remove) command.

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