Lanny Marcus wrote: > Desktop is CentOS 5.4 (32 bit). I have Google Earth version > 4.2.205.5730 (13NOV2007 build date) installed. I have checkinstall > (spelling?) installed, but am not sure if that was installed before or > after Google Earth was installed. I have the Google Repository > installed, but apparently Google Earth cannot be updated via yum and > probably it was not installed via yum. > > Question: What is the best way for me to uninstall this version of > Google Earth, completely, before I install the newest version? > (This also applies to removing Skype, which I am certain was not > installed via yum, before I install the static version of Skype, that > was recently recommended on the list). > > TIA and Happy Holidays! Lanny > Lanny, if you don't have an /opt/google-earth/uninstall, welcome to the club. There seems to be a rash of that going around. The answer might be at http://earth.google.com/support/bin/search.py?hl=en&forum=1&query=uninstall+more%3Aforum I've never tried Skype.