<p>This time <code>conda uninstall hmmer</code> in the root environment did the job. The sequence of commands that led me there is shown below. Thanks Devon Ryan.</p>

<pre><code>conda list | grep hmmer
hmmer                     3.1b2                         3    bioconda

conda uninstall hmmer
Solving environment: done

## Package Plan ##

  environment location: /Users/user/anaconda

  removed specs: 
    - hmmer


The following packages will be downloaded:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    conda-4.5.9                |           py36_0         626 KB  conda-forge

The following packages will be REMOVED:

    barrnap: 0.9-0        bioconda   
    busco:   3.0.2-py36_6 bioconda   
    hmmer:   3.1b2-3      bioconda   
    prokka:  1.12-3       bioconda   

The following packages will be UPDATED:

    conda:   4.5.8-py36_1 conda-forge --&gt; 4.5.9-py36_0      conda-forge
    openssl: 1.0.2o-0     conda-forge --&gt; 1.0.2o-h470a237_1 conda-forge

Proceed ([y]/n)? y


Downloading and Extracting Packages
conda-4.5.9          |  626 KB | ################################################################################################################# | 100% 
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
</code></pre>

<p>Checking that <code>hmmpress</code> is not available anymore:</p>

<pre><code>hmmpress
zsh: command not found: hmmpress
</code></pre>

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2018-07-30T21:41:53.073Z
Biomagician
<p>I have installed <code>hmmpress</code> on my Mac OS X. It is here:</p>

<pre><code>which hmmpress
/Users/user/anaconda/bin/hmmpress
</code></pre>

<p>It is available in my root environment:</p>

<pre><code>hmmpress -h
# hmmpress :: prepare an HMM database for faster hmmscan searches
# HMMER 3.1b2 (February 2015); http://hmmer.org/
# Copyright (C) 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
# Freely distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPLv3).
# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Usage: hmmpress [-options] &lt;hmmfile&gt;

Options:
  -h : show brief help on version and usage
  -f : force: overwrite any previous pressed files
</code></pre>

<p>I don't remember exactly how I installed it but I thought that I used conda because it is in the <code>anaconda</code> folder. However, <code>conda search hmmpress</code> returns no packages. I thought it could be part of the <code>hmmer package</code>. Indeed, the hmmer package exists in the bioconda channel. However, if I try <code>conda uninstall hmmer</code>, it says: </p>

<pre><code>conda uninstall hmmer
Solving environment: failed

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are missing from the target environment:
  - hmmer
</code></pre>

<p>Does anyone know how I can remove <code>hmmpress</code>? I thought of <code>rm -rf</code> the <code>/Users/user/anaconda/bin/hmmpress</code> but it does not seem like a clean solution. There might be dependencies elsewhere that I could also get rid of.</p>

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2018-07-29T15:04:34.947Z
That's normally part of the `hmmer` package (at least version 3 on OSX), so do a `conda list | grep hmmer` and see if maybe it's hmmer2 that you have installed.
Devon Ryan
<software-installation><hmmer><bioconda>
How to uninstall hmmpress from my conda environment?
# How to uninstall hmmpress from my conda environment?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-28)

I have installed hmmpress on my Mac OS X. It is here:
which hmmpress
/Users/user/anaconda/bin/hmmpress

It is available in my root environment:
hmmpress -h
# hmmpress :: prepare an HMM database for faster hmmscan searches
# HMMER 3.1b2 (February 2015); http://hmmer.org/
# Copyright (C) 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
# Freely distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPLv3).
# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Usage: hmmpress [-options] 

Options:
  -h : show brief help on version and usage
  -f : force: overwrite any previous pressed files

I don't remember exactly how I installed it but I thought that I used conda because it is in the anaconda folder. However, conda search hmmpress returns no packages. I thought it could be part of the hmmer package. Indeed, the hmmer package exists in the bioconda channel. However, if I try conda uninstall hmmer, it says: 
conda uninstall hmmer
Solving environment: failed

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are missing from the target environment:
  - hmmer

Does anyone know how I can remove hmmpress? I thought of rm -rf the /Users/user/anaconda/bin/hmmpress but it does not seem like a clean solution. There might be dependencies elsewhere that I could also get rid of.

**Tags:** software-installation, hmmer, bioconda
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That's normally part of the `hmmer` package (at least version 3 on OSX), so do a `conda list | grep hmmer` and see if maybe it's hmmer2 that you have installed.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-07-30. Score: 1

This time conda uninstall hmmer in the root environment did the job. The sequence of commands that led me there is shown below. Thanks Devon Ryan.
conda list | grep hmmer
hmmer                     3.1b2                         3    bioconda

conda uninstall hmmer
Solving environment: done

## Package Plan ##

  environment location: /Users/user/anaconda

  removed specs: 
    - hmmer


The following packages will be downloaded:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    conda-4.5.9                |           py36_0         626 KB  conda-forge

The following packages will be REMOVED:

    barrnap: 0.9-0        bioconda   
    busco:   3.0.2-py36_6 bioconda   
    hmmer:   3.1b2-3      bioconda   
    prokka:  1.12-3       bioconda   

The following packages will be UPDATED:

    conda:   4.5.8-py36_1 conda-forge --> 4.5.9-py36_0      conda-forge
    openssl: 1.0.2o-0     conda-forge --> 1.0.2o-h470a237_1 conda-forge

Proceed ([y]/n)? y


Downloading and Extracting Packages
conda-4.5.9          |  626 KB | ################################################################################################################# | 100% 
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done

Checking that hmmpress is not available anymore:
hmmpress
zsh: command not found: hmmpress


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