David Stocker wrote: > I'm trying to remove LilyPond 2.10.33 (which came bundled with Ubuntu > Studio 8.04) so that I may install the latest version of the program. A > typical installation of LilyPond contains an uninstall script that can > be run by double-clicking an icon labeled 'uninstall-lilypond' but this > file is nowhere to be found on the system. I also tried uninstalling it > through the synaptic package manager, however doing so will apparently > affect the installation of Rosegarden, which I don't want to do. (I > believe Rosegarden depends on LilyPond for it's notation output). > > Another option would be to simply install the latest version of LilyPond > and change the path by which the command 'lilypond' accesses the program > executables. However, since I'm new to Linux, I would probably need > assistance in doing so. > > Does anyone on the forum have any advice?
Use the command, sudo aptitude remove lilypond lilypond-doc :-) You only need to use the lilypond uninstall script if you installed using Lilypond's shell installer -- the version bundled with Ubuntu Studio can be installed and uninstalled using Ubuntu's package management system. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
