On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Daniel Elenius wrote: > Is it possible when installing a debian package with: > > dpkg-source -x packagename.dsc > , followed by ./configure, make, make install, > > to get dpkg/dselect to understand that the package has been installed, > so that I can later uninstall it with dpkg/dselect?
No, because that would be the wrong way. The right way to install a package "from the source" would be: dpkg-source -c packagename.dsc cd packagename debian/rules build su debian/rules binary cd .. dpkg -i packagename.deb Then yes, you will be able to uninstall it by using dpkg.
