On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 06:05, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wednesday 03 November 2004 08:08 pm, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: > > I installed a program using a .tar.gz file. Can I remove this program and > > how? > > > I read everyone else's post but didn't find the replies convincing. > There are a couple of non-free programs which aren't packaged for Debian that > I use using the source. > > My answer -- Use stow. > apt-get install stow > > once done you'll have a directory named /usr/local/stow under which > all .tar.gz based programs need be installed.
An alternative is to use checkinstall to create a pseudo deb package which you can install and uninstall using dpkg. See http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/checkinstall.html.en Chris -- Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
