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Re: How to uninstall a tar.gz package?



On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:31:13 +0000
Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have auctex 11.84 installed via tar.gz package, and want now to
> have the cvs version.
> 
> Can anybody please suggest all the steps so to completely remove the
> old one? 

If it has the "make unistall" capability, I think it will be easy to
remove.
Otherwise, I think you have to read the original Makefile file and
remove installed files one by one.

> Or maybe simply installing the cvs version will override the
> old installation?


It's not always true. And if can generate big conflicts.

I suggest you to make a deb package before installing.
So if you remove the package, it is more easy and safe.
This link helped me to do postfix .deb files
http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/

--
Tôba


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