To remove a globally installed package run: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh prettyprint-override"><code>composer global remove phpunit/phpunit </code></pre> <code>global</code> command lets you to run many commands like <code>install</code>, <code>require</code> or <code>update</code> as if you were running them from the <code>COMPOSER_HOME</code> directory. Read the related documentation here: http://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#global <code>COMPOSER_HOME</code> depends on your system (on Linux it's <code>~/.composer</code>), see http://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#composer-home for more details. Also you can use another way <pre class="prettyprint"><code>cd $HOME/.config/composer </code></pre> And in <code>composer.json</code> file remove some require positions After all execute <code>composer update</code> This is a long way, but more clear

How to remove globally a package from Composer?

To remove a globally installed package run:

composer global remove phpunit/phpunit

global command lets you to run many commands like install, require or update as if you were running them from the COMPOSER_HOME directory.

Read the related documentation here: http://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#global

COMPOSER_HOME depends on your system (on Linux it's ~/.composer), see http://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#composer-home for more details.

Also you can use another way

cd $HOME/.config/composer

And in composer.json file remove some require positions

After all execute composer update This is a long way, but more clear

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