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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Firefox does not uninstall properly

When Firefox is uninstalled, the entire /opt/mozilla dir is not removed - /opt/mozilla/lib/firefox-[version] is left. As a  result, Firefox-dependent apps will not start properly after a Firefox upgrade.

JGC

Developer

Registered: 2003-12-03

Posts: 1,664

Re: Firefox does not uninstall properly

The package should not leave files there. Pacman removes empty directories belonging to a package if it is able to. If you placed files in it, it won't remove them.

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: Firefox does not uninstall properly

I did not place files in those directories, or tamper with them in any way.

(I've noticed this leaving of empty directories in /opt before this, actually... This is just the first time I've seen it causing trouble. As far as I know, it only happens in /opt.)

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

Posts: 7,879

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Re: Firefox does not uninstall properly

my switch from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 went flawlessly - no empty directories at all...

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bosewicht

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From: Honolulu, HI

Registered: 2004-05-29

Posts: 67

Re: Firefox does not uninstall properly

I've never had a prob with this as well. The only instance where pacman doesn't remove the dirs is in the home dir /home/<user>/.mozilla . Otherwise i've never heard of this happening either.

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