Hi Janina, Yes, true, thanks for the reminder about make uninstall. But, still, you're pretty much at the mercy of the package's developer as to whether make uninstall is implemented, and it is not always available. At least, if one must manually uninstall something on a UNIX box, it is much easier and safer to do so than on Windows, where you very likely may break your system removing the myriad shared component files! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:28 PM Subject: Re: UNINSTALLING LINUX PACKAGES > Darrell: > > Correct for rpm. The command being rpm -e [package name] > > But, incorrect for "manual install," by which I believe you're referring > to the usual ./configure, make, make install procedure? You can usually > do make uninstall. > > Tidy, huh? > > Darrell Shandrow writes: > > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@azboss.net> > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > Well, if you're using a distro like Red Hat, you could use the rpm utility > > to uninstall any packages that were originally installed using rpm. > > Otherwise, for any packages you manually build and install on the box, you > > would need to manually remove everything associated with the package in > > order to uninstall. Nevertheless, I'd say that uninstallation on Linux > > would be much cleaner than Windows, especially if you must manually > > uninstall something, since you easily have the opportunity to understand > > exactly where everything gets installed in the first place. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Weaver" <drwho1@btinternet.com> > > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:10 AM > > Subject: UNINSTALLING LINUX PACKAGES > > > > > > > Is Linux much tidier when uninstalling applications? > > > I ask this question because I sometimes find windows can be untidy when > > > installing applications because it seems to leave things behind under > > > control pannel. I ask this because I wonder if I should go over to a > > Linux > > > only system which might keep things tidier for me. > > > Hope someone can clear this up for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list