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Old 11-05-2004, 08:30 PM   #1
jpan
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How to remove perl cleanly


Hi,

I configure/make/installed perl-5.8.5 on my debian libranet Linux,

but i forgot to configure it corrent so that it was installed in wrong
paths.....i want to remove the whole stuff and start over.

anyone knows what i can do so that i won't mess up my system?

thanks!

Jimmy
 
Old 11-06-2004, 09:36 AM   #2
david_ross
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In the source directory you should be able to run:
make uninstall
 
  


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