Uninstalling programs?

scripts · 12-26-2004, 12:59 AM

I have just installed bittorrnet and can't get it to run, so i wont to take it off and put on bittornado. how can this be done.

bittorent is rpm
bittornado is a tar.gz

detpenguin · 12-26-2004, 01:02 AM

to remove the bittorrnet rpm, in a terminal type:

rpm -e bittorrnet

to install bittornado, in a terminal such as konsole or xterm, cd to the directory where the tar.gz file is, type "tar -xzvf <filename>.tar.gz" and it will create a directory...open that directory, and there should be a README or INSTALL file that you can read for instructions on how to install it...usually it's a matter of:

./configure
make
make install (as root)

bigrigdriver · 12-26-2004, 02:37 AM

Other options: use stow, encap, or checkinstall for non-rpm applications.
stow and encap will install into one directory and symlink to traditional file locations. to uninstall, just delete the folder wherein the file is installed, and use a utility like symlink to track down dangeling symlinks and delete them. checkinstall will make an installable rpm from a tarball, which can be deleted with the 'rpm -e <filename>' command.

whipermr5 · 12-26-2004, 03:14 AM

Here's a tip: If you ever want to uninstall a software package from source(tar.gz), untar it and run:

Code:

make uninstall

It works with most .tar.gzs'; see the documentation if it doesn't work.