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Wine uninstall instructions for Mac & Linux

  • Nov 13, 2025
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To uninstall the free runtime environment for Wine, are often several intermediate steps are necessary. This depends on which operating system you are using and how you have installed the Software. We explain to you how you can Wine again to completely remove it from your System.

Linux: Wine uninstall

You are using a Linux Distribution such as Ubuntu, can Wine is usually very quick to remove. To do this, simply do the following two steps:
  1. Start the package Manager "Synaptic" (or a similar program). Type in the search "wine" and select all the applicable packages installed. Click with the right mouse button and select "To completely Remove mark"/"Mark for Complete Removal", and the conclusion above "Apply"/"Apply".
  2. Then you can open with [Ctrl] + [T] a Terminal window and type the command "sudo rm -r ~/.wine /usr/bin/wine /usr/lib/wine /usr/share/wine ~/.local/share/applications/wine*" a. Confirm with the [Enter] button and your password to remove the program remains permanently.
Wine uninstall via Synaptic

Mac: Wine uninstall via the Uninstaller

You have the Wine Software is installed via an installation program, use the corresponding Uninstaller, to uninstall Wine:
  • You have Wine for example, of winebottler.kronenberg.org installed, download the RemoveWinebottler.zipfile from the Homepage and run the program from.

Mac: Wine uninstall via MacPorts

You have installed Wine through MacPorts, you need the following commands, which you run via the Terminal:
  1. "sudo /opt/local/bin/port uninstall wine-devel"
  2. "sudo rm-rf /opt" (note: This case MacPorts is removed.)

Mac: WineBottler with CleanMyMac uninstall

  • Tip: To WineBottler install, the Freeware CleanMyMac a comfortable help.
  • Open the program and navigate over to the list at the left edge of the "Uninstaller". Click on "View All [XX] Applications".
  • Now you are looking for in the middle of the window to "WineBottler", set the hook and click "Uninstall" to uninstall WineBottler to your Mac.
Mac Software CleanMyMac
Tip: as an Alternative to Wine you can also have a VirtualBox on your Mac or Linux Computer, fit this a variety of operating systems to install and use. A powerful calculator provided, you can even use games on the guest systems.

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