uninstalling programs

mystic · 03-24-2003, 11:44 AM

ok i installed qtella and xnap but i cant for the life of me get the to run, i have no idea how to run them or get rid of either one.

acid_kewpie · 03-24-2003, 12:47 PM

how about telling us what distro you are using, what package managemnt you're using, what files you downloaded, what you've alreayd tried so far... we're not psychic

mystic · 03-24-2003, 03:36 PM

the nastyness isnt needed, and i didnt realize it mattered much what distro and i did say what files. im using redhat 8.0 and i am tryingt o install qtella or xnap but i dont know how, which is teh problem and i odviously dont need 2 so id liek to get rid of one of them which i dont know how , the second problem as for package managment i dont know what that is

mystic · 03-24-2003, 03:39 PM

to finish the answer, i dontknow what package managment is

Proud · 03-24-2003, 03:40 PM

Ok then, please state the file names of the programs you're trying to install, so we can see their versions and if they're .rpm or .tar.gz etc

mystic · 03-24-2003, 03:56 PM

ok qtella is a .tar.gz
as for xnap the installer thingy disapreaded from my computer but it did install that one, just have no clue where it installed to, i right clicked on it told it to install and it gave me a progress bar adn said installing package
i installed xnap from here http://xnap.sourceforge.net/download.php
the rmp

Proud · 03-24-2003, 04:05 PM

You cant seem to run them and thus want to remove them?
Tried whereis qtella or whereis xnap? Those commands should give you a directory (probably something/bin/) where the main executable program is.

mystic · 03-24-2003, 04:14 PM

where would i type that in? and xnap IS installed i dotn knwo where tho, i rigth clicked said to installa dn it gave me a progress bar saying installing packages and then i cant find it after that, when i click on it again it tells me package already installed

AxeZ · 03-24-2003, 04:20 PM

Jesus, windows has made zombies from the human beings!!

mystic · 03-24-2003, 04:21 PM

well im sorry im not knowlagable to ur liking a little help would be great tho

Ice9 · 03-24-2003, 04:22 PM

you would type that in a terminal window.
Try Alt + F2, this will give you a "run command" box, type xnap and see if the program starts, you can type it in a terminal too.

I actually prefer it from a terminal because you can see any error message preventing the program to run, and I always have a console open anyway.

mystic · 03-24-2003, 04:29 PM

ok i tried teh alt f2 i typed in xnap and teh box disapeared and i got nohin, i typed in xnap in a terminal windows adn it said command not found, i have no idea

Proud · 03-24-2003, 04:32 PM

Are you using KDE or Gnome? Either way, is there not a menu option to Run (command).... Try those whereis commands in there.

AxeZ has a point...

mystic · 03-24-2003, 04:34 PM

im on KDE and it does have a run command button

mystic · 03-24-2003, 04:35 PM

i did try teh where is commands and i got teh same message