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[Ralph Alvy]

Checkinstall, when used instead of 'make install', installs the application, 
updatest the rpm database, and creates an rpm package for future use. Once 
that's done, you deal with it as an rpm just like any other rpm. So, yes, you 
uninstall it with 

	rpm -e xfce4-panel-1

if that's how it was named after checkinstall finished.

On Wednesday 05 November 2003 11:32 am, Amarpreet Rattan wrote:
> just to get this straight.
>
> By 'for dependency reasons' i mean if, for example, I did this with
> xfce4-panel (did a 'checkinstall') then if program xxx.rpm REQUIRED
> xfce4-panel (not required by xfce4-panel), then
> would xxx.rpm know that the program is installed?  I don't mean
> dependencies for xfce4-panel, but programs that depend on xfce4-panel.
>
> Also, when you say 'uninstall like any other rpm' do you mean that i just
> do a, again for example,
>
> rpm -e xfce4-panel
>
> ?  I think you are saying that this will remove the program from the rpm
> database and uninstall the program.
>
> well, I didn't know this (there are a lot of things that I don't know ;-) )
> it would be great if something like this worked.
>
> amps.
>
> On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, John Pettigrew wrote:
> > In a previous message, Amarpreet Rattan <arattan at math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> > > I take it that 'checkinstall' only tells the rpm database that the
> > > program is installed (for dependency reasons) and from what you appear
> > > to be saying it also installs the program (like make install would).
> >
> > It does everything that make install does, plus inserting the program
> > into the rpm database. When doing this, it doesn't set things like the
> > dependencies, so it's not ideal if you're wanting to pass it on (i.e.
> > someone might install it, think it's worked because there were no
> > dependency issues raised, but have it fail). For your own use, though,
> > there's nothing wrong with it because any dependency nasties would have
> > cropped up during the compilation.
> >
> > > Also, is there a 'checkuninstall'
> >
> > Just uninstall as you would any other rpm installation (using YaST or the
> > command line).
> >
> > > Also, do you know of any resources that I can read that tell my about
> > > 'checkinstall'?  I have something called 'max-rpm' a handy little book
> > > that i downloaded (seems a bit out of day though).
> >
> > Erm, I don't know offhand - try a quick search in the net.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > John
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