The Apple-approved method of removing Classic
Sep 12, '06 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: mat79
There are older tips on removing Classic, such as this one, but I've found the official (Apple sanctioned) way to remove Classic (which is different from prior hints). I found the following method in the Tiger Security Configuration Guide (3MB PDF) -- and the rest of the document is also quite interesting.
Read on for Apple's recommend procedure for removing Classic...
This is taken verbatim (except for some formatting changes) from page 32 of the above-linked PDF...
Warning: Incorrectly entering any of the commands described in this task can erase critical data. Pay particular attention to correctly entering single quotes. Misplacing these single quotes can result in the removal of Mac OS X or applications.
To remove Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 9 applications and files:
- Log in to Mac OS X as an administrator who can use sudo to remove files. By default, all users who are administrators can use the sudo command to remove files. If you modify /etc/sudoers, you can choose which users can use sudo. For information about how to modify the /etc/sudoers file, enter man sudoers in a Terminal window.
- Open Terminal.
- Enter the following command to remove the Classic icon from System Preferences:
$ sudo srm –rf '/System/Library/PreferencePanes/Classic.prefPane'
- Enter the following commands to remove Classic folders and files:
$ sudo srm –rf '/System/Library/Classic/'
$ sudo srm –rf '/System/Library/CoreServices/Classic Startup.app'
$ sudo srm –rf \
'/System/Library/UserTemplate/English.lproj/Desktop/Desktop (Mac OS 9)'
- Enter the following commands to remove Mac OS 9 folders and files:
$ sudo srm –rf '/System Folder'
$ sudo srm –rf '/Mac OS 9 Files/'
- Enter the following command to remove Mac OS 9 applications:
sudo srm –rf '/Applications (Mac OS 9)'
- Restart the computer.
I haven't tested it, but since this is from an official Apple document, it should work just fine.
[robg adds: I can't find anywhere on Apple's site where the above PDF is linked; I even checked their Security Page, but no mention there. I also think we're OK reproducing the above verbatim, as the document's licensing page states: "No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes, such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid-for support services." Since we're not selling it, nor providing paid-for support services, I think we're OK to use it.]
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