Hi, On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:46:20 +0530, Soumyadip Modak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 10:11 -0500, Siddhartha Basu wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:06:59 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hi, > > > > > > unfortunately, i installed it from tarball...now what > > > to do. moreover , is there any general way to remove > > > the installations made from tarballs??? > > > > Yes, it can be done. Here are some generic way > > i) For binary : /usr/local/bin ; /usr/bin ; do a whereis > > <program-name> to find out where is it located. > > > > ii) For config files: /etc/programname.conf ; /etc/programname/ > > iii) doc files: /usr/share/doc/programname/ ; /usr/doc/programname > > iv) man files: /usr/share/man. There will be man1 to man8 folders > > under which the manuals may be scattered. whereis <program-name> > > command will also give you the location. Moreove, the numbering of man > > subdirectory is also based on kind of program you have installed. > > v) lib files: This could be tricky depending on your installed > > program. If you have lib files under /usr/lib/programname directory, > > those could be removed safely most of the times. Be careful not to > > remove any shared lib files. Now, there is a way to find out lib > > dependency of the installed program, but i could'nt remember it now > > from the top of my head. I will let you know once i get it. > > > > > > Now, as far as your apache2 program is concered, go to the source > > directory and read the config.log file. That will provide the location > > for the places to look for. Optionally, you can also check out the > > directories chosen during installation by doing .... > > > > configure --help|less. > > > > -siddhartha > > I think the correct way is: In what way my suggested way is incorrect. I can see that your suggested method could be the prefered way but that in no way render the other one incorrect. I told it exactly what i did for apache ver 1 in my machine. I had no problem thereafter and i presumed that it could be extrapolated for version 2. There will be some risk involved in removing the lib files which i have mentioned also.
> > #make uninstall > > provided the option is present in the makefile. Oh, wait this is > Apache2, so it should be having the uninstall target in the makefile. Ok, i extarcted the latest source code, but i could'nt find the uninstall target in the makefile. I feel the option is absent unless it is placed somewhere else. -siddhartha -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
