From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:31:06 GMT Subject: Re: Uninstalling Git Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <46F6B0CC.3040000@gmx.net> Hi, On Sun, 23 Sep 2007, in-call@gmx.net wrote: > $ make configure > $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local > $ make all doc > $ sudo make install install-doc > > First, I'd like to uninstall the thing completely, how do I do that? I'd use checkinstall to install it (again), and then use the distro's regular tools; in case of Ubuntu, that would be dpkg I believe. > Second, what would be the correct procedure to follow if I would like > just to upgrade to a newer version? install over the older perhaps? Is > that always safe in the sense that there won't be any dangling piece of > bin nor doc? On Linux this should be safe at all times. Hth, Dscho