[99614] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Cleaning off tar?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Mon Nov 16 04:11:21 1998
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 02:57:59 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Jon Shoberg wrote:
> Is there a simple way to clean a program from the harddrive that was
> untar'd and installed using its own scripts?
No. You have to read the scripts and see if there is an uninstall method.
If not, you have to figure out what the script did, and undo it.
Where things went may also depend on where you were when
you untarred.
In the case of the Netscape Communicator and Navigator tar.gz installs,
it is easy, because they are nicely designed. Just remove one
directory tree, and its gone.
This is one reason RPMs are so great. They always have
an uninstall method.
Its worse with Windows. Look for an uninstall icon,
otherwise start removing stuff and pray. Try
uninstalling Internet Explorer or Office
and you will see how bad it can get.
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Jan Carlson
janc@iname.com Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Mailed with Netscape 4.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.2
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