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YellowSnowIsBad

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Registered: 2010-06-11

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Query/uninstall packaged installed from source.

How would I query, & uninstall, packages installed from source?

I wish to query the package version + any other info would be useful.
I guess to remove a package installed from source I would just remove the binary and run an unused dependency check?

Thanks.

hellnest

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Re: Query/uninstall packaged installed from source.

pacman -Q

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Barrucadu

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Re: Query/uninstall packaged installed from source.

Your "packages installed from source"… did you package them, or just ./configure; make; make install? If the former, you can just use pacman. If the latter… I don't think there is a simple solution.

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loafer

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Re: Query/uninstall packaged installed from source.

If you did not use pacman to install it  then pacman doesn't know anything about it.  As long as there is a rule for it just cd into the original build directory and "make uninstall".  Otherwise, then removing the binary etc. would be the only option.

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YellowSnowIsBad

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Re: Query/uninstall packaged installed from source.

Thanks, i installed them with ./configure and make install. Just out of interest, how would i build packages with pacman?

Thanks.