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Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on IBM Lenovo R61e, RHEL5-6,SLES10-11
Posts: 262
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howto remove program installed from source
HI
I installed nagios program from tar.gz file (from source basically).
I didn't use dpkg or apt-get, I used 'configure','make install' and then 'make' scripts.
How can I remove this progrma from debian system ?
Some programs have a make target 'uninstall'. So, if you still have the sources from the 'make' run, go to the directory and try 'make uninstall'. If you deleted the sources, unpack and './configure' them again first.
Also, search on their website if they provide hints for clean removal.
If it doesn't have an uninstall feature, you can look at the install section of the make file, see where all the files have gone, and remove them by hand. It's a nuisance, but sometimes it's the only way.
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