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Installation & Uninstallation

Q: Is there a Homebrew installer for Mac OSX? Unofficially, yes. It can be found here: https://gist.github.com/4317935

brew install https://gist.github.com/raw/4317935/05084353d3cd50acad7e88e01c3f6463b42c0ed3/meteor.rb

Q: Is there an MSI installer for Windows? Unofficially, yes. The last released version is 0.6.4.1. It can be found here: http://win.meteor.com/

Q: When will Windows version become a first class citizen? Not in the immediate future, as it's slated to be included after the 1.0 release. In the meantime, it's recommended to use a virtual machine for development. You can read the roadmap and relevant disscussions here: https://trello.com/card/official-windows-support/508721606e02bb9d570016ae/11 meteor/meteor#867

Q: Can Meteor run on Rasberry Pi? Daaah... maybe? People seem to be working on it, but not much success yet. http://www.badgersblog.co.uk/2012/12/nodejs-raspberry-pi-tutorial-1.html https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/meteor-talk/CcXzU14EHH8/3wvB-d1RfaAJ

Q: How do I determine what version of Meteor is installed?

Use the --version flag! It's standard between Npm, Meteor, and Meteorite.

npm --version
meteor --version
mrt --version

Q: How do I run a specific version of Meteor?

Use the --release flag!

// for specifying meteor deployment target
meteor update --release 0.6.5

// for deployment
meteor bundle --release 0.6.5

Q: Should I install Npm with Node Version Manager? That's really up to you. However, in my experience, it's been a bit more trouble than it's been worth.

# to check what version of NVM is installed
nvm ls

Q: How do I install and use a development branch of Meteor? There are two ways, depending if you're using meteor, or meteorite. If using meteor:

cd
mkdir meteor.branchname
cd meteor.branchname
git clone https://github.com/username/meteor.git
cd <path to meteor project>
~/meteor.branchname/meteor/meteor

And, if you're using mrt:

{
  "meteor": {
    "meteor.branch": "branchname",
    "git": "https://github.com/username/meteor.git"
  }
}

Q: How do I uninstall Meteor? No need to run scripts. Just delete directories like so:

// the older location, pre 0.6.0
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/meteor

// the newer location, post 0.6.0
sudo rm -rf ~/.meteor