Re: Quick Annoyance

Hi Paul

On Monday 25 August 2003 08:30, Paul Weinstein wrote:
> This is more of a "Unix" thing, but after working over the weekend on
> installing and deinstalling software I want to get it off my chest...
>
> Most packaging software accepts the "install" option to install software.
> For example building from source with a Makefile you do:
>
> make install
>
> With rpm, you do
>
> rpm --install
>
> But if you want to remove software it becomes a pain. Not all Makefiles
> have an option for removing software. If they do you have to guess at what
> its called. Is it uninstall, deinstall, remove, delete, erase?
>
> rpm drives me nuts (well everything about rpm really) 

Why is that? Is it because it only requires you to click once instead of using 
a set of commands :-)
Try using checkinstall instead of install and it will install as a rpm and 
there fore easy to remove.


If you install and want to do the opposite would not the
> opposite of install be uninstall?
>
> Just my two cents (well ok, I'm one of the would be authors so maybe its a
> $1.50 ;-)
>
> -Paul

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