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I didn't want to reopen thread the thread on uninstalling software from source (ttp//ww.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/110867-how-uninstall-source.html) so accept this as a continuation of that. I mostly just want to confirm my understanding ...
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    Uninstalling from source (continued)

    I didn't want to reopen thread the thread on uninstalling software from source (ttp//ww.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/110867-how-uninstall-source.html) so accept this as a continuation of that.

    I mostly just want to confirm my understanding of what devils casper stated. He said that if you still have the Makefile, you can run make uninstall to uninstall the application:

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    make uninstall
    If I've since deleted the Makefile, can't I just recreate the Makefile again by executing the configure script and then running make uninstall?

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    Quote Originally Posted by killabee View Post
    I didn't want to reopen thread the thread on uninstalling software from source (ttp//ww.linuxforums.org/forum/suse-linux-help/110867-how-uninstall-source.html) so accept this as a continuation of that.

    I mostly just want to confirm my understanding of what devils casper stated. He said that if you still have the Makefile, you can run make uninstall to uninstall the application:

    Code:
    make uninstall
    If I've since deleted the Makefile, can't I just recreate the Makefile again by executing the configure script and then running make uninstall?

    Thanks
    Yes, you should be able to do that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeTbob View Post
    Yes, you should be able to do that.
    But you will probably need to do the uninstall as root or sudo.
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
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