[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I uninstall perl on SuSE 8?

[Stephen Denny]

>RPMs are great if you use only RPMS, as soon as you introduce a "custom 
>rolled" app you are inviting disaster, especially with

I have found an application called checkinstall that I like.

Untar/zip/configure/make your software as normal, then run checkinstall 
instead of the "make install" step and it will install the application as an 
RPM.  It actually works for Slackware, RPM or Debian.

http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

Stephen Denny
sldenny at hotmail.com


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