If the Makefile has no option to uninstall:, try this: Copy the install: section in the Makefile, change the section name to uninstall: and replace all the cp commands with rm, etc.
For upgrades, simply check the Changelog against the previous one and if you do not find any notes about upgrade bugs, just do: ./configure && make && make install && make clean or a variation of that. Sometimes just a make && make install would do. Tarballs have been in use for a very long time and if you play around with very dynamic software like bochs, wine or dosemu, compiling is the way to go. Besides, an RPM is basically just the result of your running the same commands, except this time, it will be from a src.rpm file. Knowing the compile and install steps from your tarball will help you in creating your spec file and hence your rpm. Marvin Pascual wrote: > > I'd love to but I don't know how to upgrade and/or uninstall and it's not > handy at all. > -- Paolo There is a 3% difference in genetic material between us and apes. That is enough to give us Mozart, Einstein and Jack The Ripper. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
