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Old 12-22-2006, 11:02 PM   #1
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Uninstall LimeWire


How do I go about uninstalling LimeWire. I installed via a rpm.
 
Old 12-22-2006, 11:13 PM   #2
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Found the solution. My problem was I didn't have the right name of the file.

I was using:

rpm -e LimeWire

When I should have been using:

rpm -e LimeWire-free
 
Old 03-20-2007, 06:38 PM   #3
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Hi, i installed limewire the same way, only since i have ubuntu i converted the RPM, so how do I go about uninstalling LimeWire?
 
Old 03-21-2007, 07:14 AM   #4
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Hi, i installed limewire the same way, only since i have ubuntu i converted the RPM, so how do I go about uninstalling LimeWire?
Use synaptic (the software GUI). Search for LimeWire and select it for deinstallation.
 
Old 03-21-2007, 06:07 PM   #5
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Even if i tell synaptic to search for ALL Software, limewire is now found, so what would the command be? Anyone know?
 
  


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