Uninstalling programs

[curtis]

I'm sorry for this stupid question, but how do you unmake or uninstall a 
program that wasn't install through apt-get or dselect?



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Re: Uninstalling programs

[Paul 'Baloo' Johnson]

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On Wed, 22 May 2002, curtis wrote:

 I'm sorry for this stupid question, but how do you unmake or uninstall a
 program that wasn't install through apt-get or dselect?

If your lucky, it'll have come with a script.  If you're not lucky, get
ready to have fun with rm, some patience and time.

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Re: Uninstalling programs

[Colin Watson]

On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 03:44:14PM -0700, curtis wrote:
 I'm sorry for this stupid question, but how do you unmake or uninstall
 a program that wasn't install through apt-get or dselect?

rm. :)

Some programs have a 'make uninstall'. Others you just have to pick
apart by hand. If you install each third-party package in
/usr/local/stow/package and use stow to create a symlink farm in
/usr/local, then uninstalling is a matter of 'cd /usr/local/stow; stow
-D package; rm -rf package'.

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Re: Uninstalling programs

[gerhard]

Am Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2002 00:44 schrieb curtis:
 I'm sorry for this stupid question, but how do you unmake or uninstall a
 program that wasn't install through apt-get or dselect?

Hi,

I only know two tools for your problem

alien - Install LSB, Red Hat, Stampede, and Slackware Packages with dpkg
checkinstall - CheckInstall installations tracker

I don't know if there might be a problem to delete the programfolder of the 
installed program under /usr/local. Maybe you can find the answer in the 
makefile of the program.

gerhard


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Uninstalling Programs

[ShlopIndustries Master]

I am running potato for the first time on a m68k mac. I installed x windows, 
which I do not want. How do I uninstall? I have never really used Debian

PLEASE HELP!!!

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Re: Uninstalling Programs

[David Gardi]

ShlopIndustries Master wrote:

I am running potato for the first time on a m68k mac. I installed x 
windows, which I do not want. How do I uninstall? I have never really 
used Debian

PLEASE HELP!!!

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man dpkg -- it-s all there.
David.

Re: Uninstalling Programs

[Shaul Karl]

 I am running potato for the first time on a m68k mac. I installed x windows, 
 which I do not want. How do I uninstall? I have never really used Debian
 PLEASE HELP!!!
 


One way is to, as root

dpkg --purge unwanted_packages

Now you should ask which are the unwanted_packages to remove. a 
starting point might be to look at the output of
ls /usr/share/doc/x*
and considering those that are X windows related.

dselect might be easier to use here: you could see the package 
description and ask to remove it with a few key strokes.
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