The CheckInstall command is used to call the Make Install command. It also installs the files using the Linux package manager which allows it to be uninstalled like any regular package. It monitors and copies the files that are installed using the make program. These locationsĬan vary based on the examination that’s performed by the configure script.ĬheckInstall is the program that’s used to install or uninstall programs that are compiled from the source code. The Make Install command copies the built program and packages into the library directory and specified locations from the makefile. This makes it difficult to uninstall the files afterward. It’s not the Linux package manager so it doesn’t keep track of the files it installs. Make is the program that’s used to install the program that’s compiled from the source code. I just collected everything useful in a (hopefully) easy to follow how-to and tried to give extra attention to important details (like quoting xarg arguments and keeping backups of deleted files). That's the reason that we've created the deleted-by-uninstall dir and moved files there instead of deleting them.ĩ9% of this post existed in other answers. Simply deleting these files could break the other packages.". User Merlyn Morgan-Graham however has a serious notice regarding this method that you should keep in mind (copied here verbatim): "Watch out for files that might also have been installed by other packages. So first check the list of files and their mod-time: cd $SOURCE_DIR
If a file install_manifest.txt exists in your source dir it should contain the filenames of every single file that the installation created. When it completes you can install and finally uninstall: sudo dpkg -i $PACKAGE_NAME_YOU_ENTERED If it complains about the version not been acceptable just enter something reasonable like 1.0. It will also prompt for a few more data that you can ignore. Enter something a bit descriptive and note it because you'll use it in a minute. Step by step sudo apt-get -y install checkinstallĪt this point checkinstall will prompt for a package name. deb package (this will make your debian system realize that the all parts of your package have been indeed installed) and finally uninstall it to let your package manager properly cleanup your system. deb package very easily by using a tool named checkinstall. Method #2 (checkinstall - only for debian based systems) If you're paranoid you may also try the steps of "Method #3" to make sure make uninstall didn't miss any files. Step 1: You only need to follow this step if you've deleted/altered the build directory in any way: Download and make/make install using the exact same procedure as you did before.
How to uninstall after "make install" Method #1 (make uninstall)
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