How to uninstall software installed as source code

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How to uninstallSource codeSoftware Installed



The common method is Code Directory

Make uninstall

If the source code is not providedUninstall
Method, there is no good way to uninstall

This requires us to develop good habits when installing such source code software.:


 

• install the software under the Independent directory tree. During configuration installation:
  . /configure -- prefix =/usr/local/
  
  Delete /usr/ lcoal/package-name
  
  
• record all installed software during installation, and delete all files during uninstallation. The following describes an example:
  

Code :

. /configure
make
touch/tmp/timestamp
make install
Find/{bin, Lib, sbin, USR}-cnewer/tmp/timestamp-type F-print/
-exec sh-c "md5sum {}>>/var/lib/packages/your-package-name "
the preceding Find
command can be used to create a system function to call at any time, to simplify the procedure