Uninstall Perl version 5.2 x

adams kpewa · 10-10-2016, 03:48 PM

Hello Group.

I install perl version 5.2x but need to uninstall it from a Linux box.

NOTE! i did not install Perl with rpm neither Yum but rather used a new directory to which i typed the following commands below.

" ./configure"
make
make test
make install

Thanks

John VV · 10-10-2016, 08:33 PM

USE!!!!! yum
there is a reason it is there !!!!

USE IT

if you installed from source
you need to use the ":makefile" in the source folder to uninstall it

Code:

su 
make uninstall

NOTE!!!!!!

not all makefiles have a uninstall option

adams kpewa · 10-11-2016, 08:27 AM

John thanks for the prompt response. I must advise that this file was not install from a repository so I'm not sure "yum" can do it. I also tried "su make uninstall" and I have a message that says "no rule to make target "uninstall".

Thanks a lot

pan64 · 10-11-2016, 09:10 AM

so you are probably out of luck. You may try to check how make install worked and based on that you can identify the directories/files you need to remove. Also probably you need to modify your environment.
why do you want to uninstall it?

adams kpewa · 10-11-2016, 11:33 AM

My boss what me to uninstall it.

John VV · 10-11-2016, 11:49 AM

Quote:

"no rule to make target "uninstall".

i have to ask!!!

ARE you in the build folder for that version of perl when you ran "make uninstall"

Also are you SURE it installed ?
there is a LOT more to building perl than just this

Code:

" ./configure"
make
make test
make install

it is a rather complex bit of code

for starters a normal "./configure" is not used
that is the normal autotools configure
perl uses it's own NON autotools script " Configire"

also the default install location is NOT the redhat default
the source defaults to
"-Dprefix=/opt/perl5 "

smallpond · 10-11-2016, 11:49 AM

Did you type "make uninstall" in the same directory where you did "make install"?

adams kpewa · 10-11-2016, 12:32 PM

Smallpond thanks for helping out. Yes I did use the directory.

So I have actually used the command "make clean' to uninstall it but their are still few more files I have to manually uninstall"

John VV · 10-11-2016, 01:44 PM

"make clean" DOSE NOT uninstall and never did
it cleans out the build folder and removes the compiled files and generated files
it dose not uninstall

if you ran "make clean" you will need to rerun the configur scripts then run uninstall