> when i install a package without the rpm tool cause its not rpm > package like configure , make , make install > > how can i uninstall it later ? If possible, configure it using --prefix so that everything belonging to it gets installed in the same place, which will make removing it easy. I prefer to install into /usr/local/<application>/<version> so that I can retain old versions while installing a new one. There will be some work to do to make executables available in users' paths. I do it by creating a symbolic link 'current' pointing to the current version, and making links of the contents of current's bin (in terms of current so that they don't change when I switch versions) in /usr/local/bin. GNU Stow (http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/), not that I use it, has formalised this approach: GNU Stow helps the sysadmin organise files under /usr/local/ by allowing each piece of software to be installed in its own tree under /usr/local/stow/, and then using symlinks to create the illusion that all the software is installed in the same place. Jim