How do you uninstall a mod???

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How do you uninstall a mod???

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I installed my very first mod, simple mobs, and played it for a few minutes. Then i went to disable it in the world configuration menu. This caused all kinds of lua errors during gameplay. Then i tried removing the mobs folder from the minetest directory. This had no effect; lua errors continued. Then i put the mobs folder back where it was and tried the uninstall option in the Mods tab at the main menu. This had no effect. Mobs folder remains and is still playable.

How do you uninstall a mod?

Sample lua errors:

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Automatically selecting world at [C:\minetest-0.4.13\bin\..\worlds\Elite]
2015-10-13 21:31:00: ERROR[main]: Irrlicht: Switch to fullscreen: The graphics mode is not supported.
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]: [MOD]craft_guide -- loaded from C:\minetest-0.4.13\bin\..\mods\craft_guide
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]:         .__               __                   __   
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]:   _____ |__| ____   _____/  |_  ____   _______/  |_ 
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]:  /     \|  |/    \_/ __ \   __\/ __ \ /  ___/\   __\
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]: |  Y Y  \  |   |  \  ___/|  | \  ___/ \___ \  |  |  
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]: |__|_|  /__|___|  /\___  >__|  \___  >____  > |__|  
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]:       \/        \/     \/          \/     \/        
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]: World at [C:\minetest-0.4.13\bin\..\worlds\Elite]
2015-10-13 21:31:03: ACTION[main]: Server for gameid="minetest" listening on 0.0.0.0:51858.
2015-10-13 21:31:10: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer [127.0.0.1] joins game. 
2015-10-13 21:31:10: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer joins game. List of players: singleplayer
2015-10-13 21:31:11: ACTION[main]: Irrlicht: Could not open file of texture: character.png
2015-10-13 21:31:11: ACTION[main]: Irrlicht: Could not open file of texture: character.png
2015-10-13 21:33:51: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:stone_monster" not defined
2015-10-13 21:33:51: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:rat" not defined
2015-10-13 21:33:51: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:oerkki" not defined
2015-10-13 21:33:55: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:rat" not defined
2015-10-13 21:33:55: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:rat" not defined
2015-10-13 21:33:55: ERROR[ServerThread]: LuaEntity name "mobs:sheep" not defined
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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

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It's because you have undefined entities - 3d objects - floating around.

Type /clear_objects into the chat console - it may take a while.
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command sent... While i wait, is there a confirmation or something to know when it's done?

Also, for future reference, what is the proper way to uninstall a mod?
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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

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Disable it using configure.
Uninstall by deleting the folder.

If you use a mod in a world and then uninstall that mod, it may cause problems such as missing nodes or entities or broken mapgen. It depends on what the mod is.

It should tell you in the chat.
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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

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Thanks! That worked.
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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

by Dragonop » Post

You can also use the button "uninstall" in the Mods tab in the main menu.

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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

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Dragonop wrote:You can also use the button "uninstall" in the Mods tab in the main menu.
cessna151 wrote: and tried the uninstall option in the Mods tab at the main menu. This had no effect. Mobs folder remains and is still playable.
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Re: How do you uninstall a mod???

by snowflake » Post

u can disable the mod in configure tab and delete it in the folder

/home/minetest/mods/simple mobs

delete that folder and it will be disabled

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