Tom Allison wrote: > I originally used fink to install postgresql database. > > For whatever reason, that I didn't investigate much, it never really > worked 100%. > > There are other things I need to install today that fink doesn't > offer (ruby stuff mainly) and so I have done it from source. > > My question is, at this point I figured I would just install > postgresql from source as well, but I probably should remove the one > fink installed. This I can do, but I have no reason to keep fink > around. > > How do I uninstall fink and remove what it has done? > > At the very least, I have created a username, postgrel, that I can't > seem to manage (change home directory, shell). It does not appear > in /etc/passwd and I'm at a loss as to where it might be. Without > this, I can't seem to install postgres from source in the most common > manner (username consistency). >
Try this command for removing Fink: sudo rm -rf /sw This will blow away your entire Fink installation. You may need to edit ~/.profile or the specific file for your shell environment to remove Fink from your path. Also, use NetInfo Manager (in /Applications/Utilities) to delete the user that postgresql created. -- Kevin Walzer Phynchronicity: The GUI for Fink http://www.codebykevin.com/phynchronicity.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
