checkinstall tgz file

Seiken · 03-09-2005, 09:58 AM

When using checkinstall (instead of make install), where is a good place to store the resulting .tgz file?

detpenguin · 03-09-2005, 12:08 PM

i usually create a folder in my home directory, and save them there.

egag · 03-09-2005, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by Seiken
When using checkinstall (instead of make install), where is a good place to store the resulting .tgz file?

well....i guess on your hard-disk, under a name you can remember easily .
in M$-style that would be " my_packages "

egag

cavalier · 03-09-2005, 01:22 PM

I store any nonstandard packages in /opt/downloads, honestly.

reddazz · 03-09-2005, 01:35 PM

Any directory will do, its up to you to choose the right one for yourself. Mine go in /home/*/packages/tgz/mybuilds.

Seiken · 03-09-2005, 01:48 PM

okay, cool.

now if I don't want to keep a .tgz that checkinstall creates, can I still use pkgtool/removepkg to uninstall the program?

detpenguin · 03-09-2005, 01:51 PM

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okay, cool.

now if I don't want to keep a .tgz that checkinstall creates, can I still use pkgtool/removepkg to uninstall the program?

yup, removepkg <pkgname> will remove it. the only thing i've discovered, and maybe it's just me, is that i have to type the full name, instead of just the package name, i.e. instead of removepkg gaim, i have to type removepkg gaim-0.9.26-i386-1, but doing that removes it

KMcD · 03-10-2005, 02:19 AM

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Originally posted by detpenguin
yup, removepkg <pkgname> will remove it. the only thing i've discovered, and maybe it's just me, is that i have to type the full name, instead of just the package name, i.e. instead of removepkg gaim, i have to type removepkg gaim-0.9.26-i386-1, but doing that removes it

I think it's just you. I can just enter

Code:

removepkg wine

to remove wine built with checkinstall and this is true of all packages I've built using checkinstall. It's a great piece of software.

gbonvehi · 03-10-2005, 02:30 AM

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Originally posted by Seiken
okay, cool.

now if I don't want to keep a .tgz that checkinstall creates, can I still use pkgtool/removepkg to uninstall the program?

Yes the install information is stored on /var/log/packages and /var/log/scripts (the last only if the package contained a install script) so you can safely remove the .tgz file and you can still uninstall it.