On 12/08/2012 05:43 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
Yes, and one way is to do an uninstall before upgrading. I do this for
each of my clamav upgrades. I have found that each of the distro's tends
to customize the install location to their own liking and which is
usually not the same as anyone elses.
Jim
I rather like the idea of putting locally built stuff in /usr/local, and
having that in front in ones $PATH, but frankly, far too little attention
is paid to 2 things:
1. writing a fully functional un-install seems to be beyond the average
coders ability to do.
I am not as familiar with the Linux packagers but ..... having done
programming for commercial proprietary companies, I know that many times
the people with the least experience and talent are tasked with the
packaging tasks. So yes, it is beyond the coders ability to write a
fully functional un-install. :)
2. Linux's ability to invalidate its cache when something has been removed
sucks dead toads thru soda straws as my friend Joanne D. is fond of saying.
Often only a&^^*3 reboot will restore that, but I'll at least check to see
if an ldconfig will fix it. Sometimes it will, but far from always.
Cheers, Gene
Jim
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Jim Preston
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