How do I uninstall an RPM?

glenn69 · 09-01-2003, 12:54 AM

If I no longer wish to use an app, or it doesn't function properly. How do I uninstall it? Both if it were installed via an RPM or not.

Thanks

MasterC · 09-01-2003, 12:57 AM

rpm -e packagename (leave off the .rpm bit)

Or not...

That'd depend on the program. Sometimes a "make uninstall" might do it

Cool

bitpicker · 09-01-2003, 08:45 AM

Mandrake comes with a software management (rpmdrake), and KDE has one, too - I bet other newer distros will have something similar. You can simply choose to uninstall any rpm.

For other programs (like those which come in a tarball or so) you'll have to look for info in the text files which came with the program.

Robin

philmcneal · 09-01-2003, 08:57 AM

what's the command to launch the KDE GUI uninstaller?

quatsch · 09-01-2003, 09:02 AM

you're better off using the mandrake tools. Go to mandrake control center and then to software management.
From the command line it's
rpmdrake-remove
for uninstall and
rpmdrake
for installing.

Ooops, this is for people with mandrake. The kde packager is called kpackage - you might have to install it first, though.

philmcneal · 09-01-2003, 03:08 PM

thanks quatsch