In that case I'm not really familiar with what would happen if you just rm -rf'ed /usr/local/netscape. It could be fine, it could mess up things I haven't considered.
I'd backup the netscape directory then rm it, wait a few weeks and if all seems well and you need the space back, remove the backup (assuming it's on disk and not tape). Will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Red Hat List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 10:26 AM Subject: Re: removing a program > Will, > I don't think it was an rpm install. It installed from their automated > service on their web site. The program is located in > /usr/local/netscape. If I remove this folder, will that be as good as > installing it, or will there still be traces of the program left? > > regards Greg > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 19:03, Will Mc Donald wrote: > > From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > How do I remove a program installed on my system? The program is > > > Netscape 7, and system RH8. > > > > > > regards Greg > > > > > > $ rpm -qa | grep -i netscape > > > > Will show you which Netscape related RPMs are installed, then (as root)... > > > > # rpm -e $RPMs > > > > replacing $RPMs with the installed Netscape packages should remove them, assuming >no dependancy issues. > > > > Will. > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
