tlmgr-remove
Uninstall TeX Live packages. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
Uninstall TeX Live packages. By default, removed packages will be backed up to ./tlpkg/backups under the TL installation directory.
Uninstall a TeX Live package
sudo tlmgr remove packageIdentifySimulate uninstalling a package without making any changes
tlmgr remove --dry-run packageIdentifyUninstall a package without its dependencies
sudo tlmgr remove --no-depends packageIdentifyUninstall a package and back it up to a specific directory
sudo tlmgr remove --backupdir path/to/directory packageIdentifyUninstall all of TeX Live, asking for confirmation
sudo tlmgr remove --allIdentify