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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jim,<BR>
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Try out 'alternatives' for managing symlinks to prefixed installs, especially if you have multiple versions. Works like a charm and can be used to fix/remove links later.<BR>
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-Ross<BR>
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From: centos-bounces@centos.org <centos-bounces@centos.org><BR>
To: CentOS mailing list <centos@centos.org><BR>
Sent: Thu Feb 28 04:13:35 2008<BR>
Subject: Re: [CentOS] how to uninstall<BR>
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> when i install a package without the rpm tool cause its not rpm<BR>
> package like configure , make , make install<BR>
> <BR>
> how can i uninstall it later ?<BR>
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If possible, configure it using --prefix so that everything belonging to<BR>
it gets installed in the same place, which will make removing it easy. I<BR>
prefer to install into /usr/local/<application>/<version> so that I can<BR>
retain old versions while installing a new one. There will be some work<BR>
to do to make executables available in users' paths. I do it by<BR>
creating a symbolic link 'current' pointing to the current version, and<BR>
making links of the contents of current's bin (in terms of current so<BR>
that they don't change when I switch versions) in /usr/local/bin.<BR>
<BR>
GNU Stow (<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/">http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/</A>), not that I use it, has<BR>
formalised this approach:<BR>
<BR>
GNU Stow helps the sysadmin organise files under /usr/local/ by<BR>
allowing each piece of software to be installed in its own tree<BR>
under /usr/local/stow/, and then using symlinks to create the<BR>
illusion that all the software is installed in the same place.<BR>
<BR>
Jim<BR>
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