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Old 07-22-2004, 05:15 AM   #1
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how toun install?


hi
i have installed amsn and also yahoo messanger..now i want to uninstall them..how would i un install them?? yahoo mesanger was .rpm and msn was a bin file while installing
tell me both using command line and also using KDE
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Old 07-22-2004, 05:52 AM   #2
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RPM's: Use the built in package manager (in KDE system menu) to handle .rpm files
BIN's: If you installed it as a normal user, then it will be in your /home/username/ folder somewhere; if you installed it as root (super user) dig around in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/share, /usr/local/* basically.There may or may not be an uninstall script created during the install.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 06:20 AM   #3
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would u plz guide me through the sub menu of system??? i didnt find one....
and if uninstall script is not available then what do do?? just delete the folders and files??
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Old 07-22-2004, 06:25 AM   #4
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in KDE i see just RPM installed during Linux installation......would u plz guide be the sub menus where i can find my manually installed RPM..again that if i want to un install the yahoo messanger then how ill i do this..u may tell me how to do on command line
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Old 07-22-2004, 06:56 AM   #5
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From 'man rpm':
Code:
INSTALLING, UPGRADING, AND REMOVING PACKAGES:
       rpm {-i|--install} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {-F|--freshen} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

       rpm {-e|--erase} [--allmatches] [--nodeps] [--noscripts]
           [--notriggers] [--repackage] [--test] PACKAGE_NAME ...
so open a terminal and type:

$ su
[password]
# rpm -e packagename

For the other program (.bin) open a terminal and type:

$ ls /usr/local/bin

and if you see the program in there (and the system is definitely not dependant on it) you can safely remove it and any related files below /usr/local/. So:

$ su
[password]
# rm /usr/local/bin/applicationname

But please search /usr/local/ for any uninstall scripts first. Try typing 'mc' at a prompt, if it works, you can use it to browse files. Be careful (as always) if you run 'mc' as root, you could damage your system. Good luck!
 
Old 07-22-2004, 09:40 AM   #6
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Thanks that helped me a bit too.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 09:53 AM   #7
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np. Once you are comfortable using the command line, you will notice that almost all of the applications on your desktop are running simple commands with a couple of arguments, or simply changing options in configuration files. This means that if you run 'menu->system->kpackage' all it is doing is reading a logfile containing info on which programs are installed and displaying it, then, if you are adding a package, it runs 'rpm -i' (or similar) on the file you have chosen.
'man commandname' applies to most applications AND most of the files in /etc, so help is always there, it's just a little hard to read at first! Enjoy.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 10:04 AM   #8
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Yea I am still trying to get the whole lingo of the man pages down. IE im trying to get better with command line but I am also trying to do real stuff at the same time.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 10:35 AM   #9
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mostly simple for apps:

SYNOPSIS: gobl-de-gook (until you read the description)

DESCRIPTION: mostly in english, read it a couple of times.

POSIX OPTIONS: not applicable (linux is 'working towards full posix compliance')

GNU OPTIONS: some of these will be obvious - use them as you need them

EXAMPLES: very handy if they are there.

start with ls, cp, mv, rm & ln try to get used to these as your file manager will not always do what you expect it to.
also chown and chmod are invaluable for securing things.
 
  


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