how to uninstall using checkinstall

nick021 · 05-10-2006, 03:15 AM

hi everybody ....
i configured and compile vlc player from source file vlc-0.8.5-i686.tgz using checkinstall.........
but how can i uninstall them using checkinstall............

satinet · 05-10-2006, 04:43 AM

doesnt pkgtool do anything?

dive · 05-10-2006, 05:05 AM

or removepkg

nick021 · 05-10-2006, 10:41 PM

thanks dive....

but still prob.. is that in some source file there is no make uninstall....
i heard that checkinstall is effective in removing such file.......

in checkinstall manual there is nothing written about how to remove such file......

can anyone help!!!!!!!!!!!

Hangdog42 · 05-11-2006, 06:56 AM

Both satinet and dive told you exactly how to remove them. Use the normal Slackware tools for removing packages. Checkinstall makes the make uninstall command completely and totally irrelevant.

satinet · 05-11-2006, 09:16 AM

yes i dont understand what the problem is. if you've made a proper slackware package then just remove it normally....

nick021 · 05-11-2006, 01:50 PM

ok hangdog42 and satinet....

do u want to say..
create slakware pkg from source......

to install use installpkg cmd
and then to remove them use removepkg cmd..

ok then got ur point...
thanks..

b0nd · 05-11-2006, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick021

hi everybody ....
i configured and compile vlc player from source file vlc-0.8.5-i686.tgz using checkinstall.........
but how can i uninstall them using checkinstall............

Quote:

but still prob.. is that in some source file there is no make uninstall....
i heard that checkinstall is effective in removing such file.......

in checkinstall manual there is nothing written about how to remove such file......

can anyone help!!!!!!!!!!!

probably you are confused among .tgz and .tar files.
for .tar you may require checkinstall to remove them completely. But .tgz are slackwares own package. You just need the simple commands to install, upgrade and remove them.

install #installpkg <name of pkg>
upgrade #upgradepkg <name of pkg>
remove #removepkg <name of pkg>

regards