Inkscape

uninstalling programs in /usr/local/bin

Asked by marcus aurelius

how would i uninstall a program that i compiled myself. it's installed in /usr/local/bin

the program in question is inkscape 0.48.1

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

use the source you downloaded and use:

sudo make clean

It will remove it

You may be able to remove it with:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:valavanisalex/inkscape; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get --reinstall inkscape; sudo apt-get --purge remove inkscape

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Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex) said : 		#2

Actually, "make clean" just deletes the compiled objects from the source folder... it doesn't remove the installed files.

To remove the installed files cleanly:

* Open a terminal
* Find the source folder you downloaded from the Inkscape website, and change into it: "cd <name of folder>"
* Enter "sudo make uninstall" to remove all installed files

Let us know if that works!

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