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10-16-2005, 06:47 PM
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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: China
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 103
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How to remove software completely ?
I install some software ,but I don't use them now.So I delete their files,but they are in my start menu .
I use gnome . How to delete them from the start menu ?
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10-16-2005, 08:14 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,755
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How did you install software? Did you install an RPM? If so, you should do "rpm -e <name of package>"
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10-16-2005, 08:43 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: China
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 103
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Some of them are RPM, and I use this method uninstall them.some of are .tar.gz, I
./configure
make
make install
make clean
to install them
How ?
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10-16-2005, 08:58 PM
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Registered: Jan 2005
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 120
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Quote:
some of are .tar.gz, I
./configure
make
make install
make clean
to install them
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With "make uninstall", if you still keep the sources. If not, you have the option of downloading the source again, then:
./configure
make uninstall |
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10-16-2005, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Herzliyya, Israel
Distribution: SuSE 10.1; Testing Distros
Posts: 1,834
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$su
password
#make uninstall
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Icons will be removed from menu after logout
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10-17-2005, 12:01 AM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: China
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 103
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What about *.bin?
Have simplye method to every style ?
Last edited by naihe2010; 11-27-2005 at 11:02 PM.
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