| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 5 Sep 2000 at 14:35:39 |
| Subject: | Re: Oh No not linux |
hi,
> might be extra complicated and involved typing "make" and then "make
> install", which often hides the compiled program in an obscure palce
> where you'll never find it ;) (/usr/local is always popular, it seems).
obscure? :-)
/usr - 'user-land programs'
/local local files to that machine
/usr/local == logical
> know where it's put everything, unless you hunt it down. But it generally
> works first time (unless dependency chaos sneaks up on you ;), and you can
> uninstall stuff with a similar command. (I think. Never tried it myself.
> Oh, there's a -e option, that probably does it ;)
rpm -e works fine...so long as nothing requires what you're trying to remove
;-)
> and ignore it and hope it goes away. (Probably why I've got the best part
> of 300 directories in my home directory. Should tidy up ;)
tidying your home directory is always nasty... but there again, should see
the state of my Amiga drives...everythign stuck anywhere theres a space! ;-)
alan
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