> What is the deference between the .rpm file and .tar file. > if we installed .tar package then how to uninstall the .tar file >
tar is basically a format made for backups on old unix systems with tape drives. It combines all the files and makes one file with it. It is often used on unix systems to distribute files. tar.gz format is the standard format on the net for distributing source code but this is slowly being replaced by tar.bz2.Usually u uninstall the software by make uninstall but that might not work for all software depending on the configuration of the makefile.So, basically there is no way other than looking directly at the install target of the Makefile to find out where all the files have been installed and then deleting them manually..rpm is a compressed archive format by redhat. the rpm keeps a database of all the currently installed software and such things and can delete the software by looking at the database. I suppose slackware uses .tar.gz and has a tool to track installations with this format ... Sharninder Singh National Institute Of Management, Calcutta -------------------------------------------------- 'M.C.S.E - Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Expert' ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
