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Uninstalling a source file

Konceptor

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Wednesday, October 29th 2003, 6:18pm

Uninstalling a source file

I had installed Windowmaker.
It is not an rpm by source file.
Tell me how can i uninstall it?

Nicolas Goutte

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Wednesday, October 29th 2003, 8:01pm

Without packiging system, it is difficult to remove a compiled program. Some sources offer a:
make uninstall

Otherwise, uninstalling (and updating) is the main reason for packaging.

If it does not help, you have to delete the files.

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Excalibur

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Thursday, October 30th 2003, 4:01pm

Oh, yes. Software installation without packages is still an Adventure :D
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Michael

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