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is there anyway to uninstall rosetta?
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You might be able to uninstall it by putting in the Snow Leopard disc and running the Additional Packages.pkg (or whatever it is).
It only takes like 3 MB on your disc though so I don't know that there is too much reason to remove it.
It only takes like 3 MB on your disc though so I don't know that there is too much reason to remove it.
supposedly it only runs when it's needed and there is no trace otherwise. disk space is the only drawback of having it installed.
Hahahahaha!
The only reason I refuse to install Rosetta is because I'm trying to train myself not to use old PPC apps. If I try to open a PPC app (like Iconographer for example) and it wants me to install Rosetta, I just abandon that idea and try to find an intel app that does the same thing.
That doesn't work when there's no other apps or ways to use something. For instance, some drivers require it and w/o your scanner or printer won't work
That doesn't work when there's no other apps or ways to use something. For instance, some drivers require it and w/o your scanner or printer won't work
True. Fortunately, I don't have that problem, but everyone's needs are different right?
I'm curious... What do you see if open Terminal and do
Code:
ls -l /private/var/db/dyldThere is an application/utility called Monolingual (http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/) that allows you to delete all languages from your machine that you feel you don't need. Under the third tab, labeled Architectures, there are entries for removing PPC code. Just be careful ... if you remove something that is needed, you may have to reload your OS.
try this,
go to finder, press command-f to bring up spotlight,
under the left drop down box, select other and select system files (meaning, spotlight will include system files when searching),
right drop down box select "are included"
select File Name on the top spotlight bar.
spotlight search "rosetta" and delete the files. i don't know if you're gonna break anything since you're tinkering with system files, so i personally wouldn't try it...but if it really bothers you, you have no other choice.
go to finder, press command-f to bring up spotlight,
under the left drop down box, select other and select system files (meaning, spotlight will include system files when searching),
right drop down box select "are included"
select File Name on the top spotlight bar.
spotlight search "rosetta" and delete the files. i don't know if you're gonna break anything since you're tinkering with system files, so i personally wouldn't try it...but if it really bothers you, you have no other choice.
In all seriousness, it isn't a huge deal. It will not slow you down just by being there. Just avoid PPC apps. But here you go. Rosetta is in:
This is what the bom from the Rosetta package reveals.
I am also curious to know what the result of:
For those who did not install Rosetta. Since the bom didn't include paths to there, I am guessing these:
Come from somewhere else during installation, and are probably installed by default.
This removes PPC code from applications, it does not remove the actual translator, i.e. Rosetta.
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/usr/libexec/oah/I am also curious to know what the result of:
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ls -l /private/var/db/dyldFor those who did not install Rosetta. Since the bom didn't include paths to there, I am guessing these:
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dyld_shared_cache_rosetta
dyld_shared_cache_rosetta.mapCome from somewhere else during installation, and are probably installed by default.
This removes PPC code from applications, it does not remove the actual translator, i.e. Rosetta.
Ditto. Though if I end up needing it at some point I'm definitely not going to obsess about it.
Code:
$ ls -l /private/var/db/dyld
total 1166312
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 199147520 Aug 28 14:04 dyld_shared_cache_i386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 49274 Aug 28 14:04 dyld_shared_cache_i386.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 200429568 Aug 31 22:02 dyld_shared_cache_rosetta
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 41832 Aug 31 22:02 dyld_shared_cache_rosetta.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 197427200 Aug 28 14:04 dyld_shared_cache_x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 48528 Aug 28 14:04 dyld_shared_cache_x86_64.map
drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 Jul 14 01:58 shared_region_rootsS-
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 199155712 1 Sep 17:58 dyld_shared_cache_i386
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 49274 1 Sep 17:58 dyld_shared_cache_i386.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 197373952 1 Sep 17:58 dyld_shared_cache_x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 48528 1 Sep 17:58 dyld_shared_cache_x86_64.map
drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 14 Jul 20:58 shared_region_rootsThis is the size of the file that's there, is that what you were asking for? I don't have a machine with Rosetta to see if it's any bigger with that installed.
Code:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 28 1 Sep 17:50 CodeResources -> _CodeSignature/CodeResources
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 11760720 17 Jul 17:27 Foundation
drwxr-xr-x 128 root wheel 4352 17 Jul 17:26 Headers
drwxr-xr-x 27 root wheel 918 1 Sep 17:51 Resources
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 17 Jul 17:27 _CodeSignatureWell, I have Rosetta (10.5), and mine is 18159328 supporting four architectures (AMD64, x86, ppc, ppc64)
So, that likely means that being able to run PowerPC code takes only 2.8MB, and doesn't actually put any PPC code in your system. People who dislike Rosetta are irrational.
If you can run the file command, that would help. I want to see what is in it. I don't think installing Rosetta has any effect, since Rosetta is only 2.8MB. The question was whether Snow Leopard still included PPC code in the libraries, which it appears it does not. But PPC was only included in the libraries so that PPC machines could boot and run, not so Rosetta would run.
Interestingly, there is some ppc in there:
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$ file Foundation
Foundation: Mach-O universal binary with 3 architectures
Foundation (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit dynamically linked shared library x86_64
Foundation (for architecture i386): Mach-O dynamically linked shared library i386
Foundation (for architecture ppc7400): Mach-O dynamically linked shared library ppcI'll probably install Rosetta eventually, I just don't need any PPC software at the moment.
I only needed rosetta for an installer. And now I don't need it anymore.
Anyone know how I can uninstall it? I know it doesn't do much, but I still want to uninstall it.
Anyone know how I can uninstall it? I know it doesn't do much, but I still want to uninstall it.
Sort of hoping I didn't need to go there again. I already did that twice.
Ahh well, I will just do an erase and install tomorrow.