Re: OK, how do I UNinstall programs?

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From: Thomas Griffing
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:00

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Linux User wrote:

> I've managed to get RedHat running and I've been downloading programs
> from the Net like crazy, and testing all of them.
>
> However, my harddisk is getting a bit full now and I wonder...
>
> How do I UNINSTALL those programs!!! There are INSTALL-instructions,
> but no uninstall. (I mainly use those tar.gz files instead of those
> RPMs)
>
> This is also a bit annoying when trying to install a newer version of
> something and it says that the old one was already installed.

Here's a quick run-down on how I use Red Hat's rpm to maintain software:

List all packages:

     $ rpm -qa | more
      . . .

List specific packages (lsof in this case):

     $ rpm -qa | grep lsof
     lsof-4.37-1

Remove a package:

     # rpm -e lsof

Upgrade a package to a new version:

     $ rpm -U lsof-4.38-1-i386.rpm

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