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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:03:59 -0500
From: David Leimbach <dleimbac@earthlink.net>
To: Dale Chulhan - Home <dchulhan@uwi.tt>,
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Subject: Re: Uninstalling Software
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Nope... That is why you should be using ports.

Ports will manage and allow you to "make deinstall" stuff you don't want.

If the package you just did a "make install" on has a "make uninstall" 
you are in luck otherwise you have to find out what was installed and remove
it and only it by hand.

Hence the ports and the existence of package management systems.

Its good to know how to build stuff from tar.gz's <tarballs> but its always
less of an administrative headache to use ports.

Dave
On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 07:51:00PM -0400, Dale Chulhan - Home wrote:
> Ok kewl I did the packages thing but now I'm up to the point where I
> actuallt compile and install other software from tar files etc.
> 
> So the big question is ..... ( drum roll )
> 
> How do I uninstall software that has been done the whole process:
> 
> gzip -dc <filename> | tar -xvf -
> cd <untarred dir>
> ./configure
> make
> make test
> make install
> 
> so from there is there some file some where that tracks installs and
> helps you get rid of stuff?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dale
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