Re: OK, how do I UNinstall programs?

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From: hau
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00

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James Lee wrote in message <7fsps5$mm3$1@cad5.cs.utexas.edu>...
>A lot of users would have one of the package managers already running,
>and sometimes applications come in tarballs, rpm, etc. Now if one were
>to try to install an rpm but one of its dependent library  was installed
via
>tarball, then rpm doesn't know about it and if you used the --nodeps
>option, you may still end up with an unrunnable package. That was what
>happened when I tried installing a WindowMaker rpm, but libPropList
>was installed earlier via tarball.
>
>NOw, of course, it is not so good to mix these kind of things.
>I would sure love to have a tar2rpm, tar2deb, etc. type of utility
>around that repackages tarballs into the various package managements
>systems. It is of course possible that one does build, but I don't know
>how easy or difficult that is until I have read the whole manual.
>
>I have searched for a tar to rpm type of utility, but I have gone into
>some deadend. Anyone have any leads?
>

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From: "hau" <ekohartk@cc.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: OK, how do I  UNinstall programs?
Date: 1999/04/25
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