To uninstall a package you have previously installed locally (using npm install <package-name> in the node_modules folder, run

npm uninstall <package-name>

from the project root folder (the folder that contains the node_modules folder).

This operation will also remove the reference in the package.json file.

If the package was a development dependency, listed in the devDependencies of the package.json file, you must use the -D / --save-dev flag to remove it from the file:

npm uninstall -D <package-name>

If the package is installed globally, you need to add the -g / --global flag:

npm uninstall -g <package-name>

for example:

npm uninstall -g webpack

and you can run this command from anywhere you want on your system because the folder where you currently are does not matter.

Lessons in this unit:

0:	Introduction
1:	How to use or execute a package installed using npm
2:	npm dependencies and devDependencies
3:	How to fix the "Missing write access" error when using npm
4:	npm can install packages in the parent folder
5:	Install an older version of an npm package
6:	Find the installed version of an npm package
7:	How to test an npm package locally
8:	npm global or local packages
9:	What are peer dependencies in a Node module?
10:	`npm run dev` is a long-running program
11:	Semantic Versioning using npm
12:	▶︎ Uninstalling npm packages with `npm uninstall`
13:	An introduction to the npm package manager
14:	The npx Node Package Runner
15:	The package.json guide
16:	The package-lock.json file
17:	What is pnpm?
18:	Should you commit the node_modules folder to Git?
19:	Update all the Node dependencies to their latest version
20:	Where does npm install the packages?
21:	Bumping Node.js dependencies
22:	Run package.json scripts upon any file changes in a folder