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Old 07-15-2012, 08:45 AM   #1
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Question Is there an unistall command for packages vs install? What about libraries like gcc?

Except from the famous install command is there a reverse unistall command for unistalling packages?

And if i unistall library packages like the latest g++-4.7 everything is reset and can reinstall it or install older versions?

Or the system ends with damaged core lib files and its in trouble like if trying downgrading a gcc version?
 
Old 07-15-2012, 08:52 AM   #2
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Most distributions ( ie : Ubuntu , Debian Arch et cettera ) have a package manager to help with installing and removing packages ( software).

The manager is distribution specific in most cases. I use Arch which uses pacman. Debian based distributions use aptitude or apt-get.

What distribution are you running ?
 
Old 07-15-2012, 09:37 AM   #3
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ops! Debian. Sorry thought was general. But had used Kubuntu also
 
Old 07-15-2012, 09:41 AM   #4
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And if I unistall .. packages like the latest g++-4.7 everything
is reset and can reinstall it or install older versions ?
You are supposed to have all the versions installed at the same time.
They have unique file names / locations : No conflicts.
And no reason to uninstall a compiler.

Example Debian Wheezy : /usr/bin/ g++-4.4 g++-4.5 g++-4.6 g++-4.7


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Old 07-15-2012, 01:19 PM   #5
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Ah ok so for unistalling packages in general only through the graphic package manager eh no konsole comands...
 
Old 07-15-2012, 01:24 PM   #6
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Ah ok so for unistalling packages in general only through the graphic package manager eh no konsole comands...
Aptitude can be used as command also not just GUI.
aptitude install <package-name>
apt-get is cl only
synaptic is GUI only
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Yes, of course you can uninstall all surplus packages with a command :

# apt-get remove <package-name1> <package-name2> <package-name3>
 
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All this can be read also in Debian's documentation: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...gtools.en.html
 
  


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