[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I remove unused programs?

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what do I do if I install programs by using soure code and compile them?
my box is RedHat 6.2.


>From: George Lass <George.Lass at osc.com>
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] How do I remove unused programs?
>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:08:27 -0500
>
>to determine the RPM that provides a particular program:
>
>rpm -q --whatprovides <prog_name>
>
>George
>
>Jason Ferguson wrote:
> >
> > Patrick,
> >
> > Good chance you are running an RPM based distribution (Redhat, Mandrake,
> > Suse, etc).
> >
> > The command to remove a program would be along the lines of:
> >
> > rpm -e <packagename>
> >
> > The -e option stands for erase. If you put the program name in where I 
>put
> > "packagename", that will probably remove it. However, if the program is 
>part
> > of another package,knowing what package to remove is more difficult.
> >
> > Try it. If it doesnt work, I'll try to help you out more.
> >
> > (Oh yes, for debian the command would bet apt-get remove <packagename>)
> >
> > Jason
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patrick Parks
> > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:46 PM
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] How do I remove unused programs?
> >
> > How would I go about identifying unused programs and files and stuff? 
>What
> > is the proper procedure to uninstall programs in linux? I am wanting to
> > clear some disk spce, and I know I probably do not need a lot of whats 
>in
> > there. Thanks
> >
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