uninstall prog/aplication in linux

neoplasma · 07-15-2008, 06:32 AM

anybody know how to uninstall/remove prog in linux, expecialy using command in terminal console not using installer cd.
usualy i removed all directory wich is contain configuration prog.

for example when i want remove htb in my proxy i just kill the htb.init process and deleted all configuration file in /etc/sysconfig/htb and remove htb.init in /sbin directory, after that if i want use it again i recompile htb.init and create new file configuration

is this correct??

heema · 07-15-2008, 06:42 AM

which distro are you using ?

neoplasma · 07-15-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by heema

which distro are you using ?

I'am using RHEL version 4

shridhar005 · 07-16-2008, 07:23 PM

DO following thing.
Read the Manuel i.e. man pages of rpm

Quote:

man rpm

with this you will get to know how to install programs or softwares.

neoplasma · 07-17-2008, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shridhar005

DO following thing.
Read the Manuel i.e. man pages of rpm

with this you will get to know how to install programs or softwares.

ok its help

but usualy i installed application in format tar.gz or bz2 using ./configure
make
make install

any idea?

linuxlover.chaitanya · 07-17-2008, 01:20 AM

You can then cd to the directory from where you issue ./configure make && make install
and from there you can issue
make clean
make uninstall

resetreset · 07-17-2008, 02:00 AM

and if make uninstall doesnt work, i think there used to be something called checkinstall which had to be there when you installed something - when you later wanted to remove it, it would do it for you, at least thats what i thought it was for. check whether it still exists.

neoplasma · 07-19-2008, 10:59 AM

@linuxlover and reset

thx guys, i'll try next monday in my office
btw how about if i just deleted the directory? it is a problem?
because i already thet so many time hehe