[ubuntu-in] How to completely remove a software installed via ./run or

[Ramnarayan.K]

Hi Rahul

Hey :-) , thanks

i ran the install from a folder within my /home/ram/foo folder

so what would i need to do to create a sand box

second - even if the software was being installed from a .run should have
an uninstall option , naa. I guess its not a ubuntu issue but more the
software developer issue.

regards ram

On 26 June 2015 at 16:01, Rahul Ghose <hansum.rahul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey ram,
>
> (could not resist that :)
>
> One way I find useful sometimes is installing software to an alternate
> prefix folder other than "/". Sandbox-installation if you will. Then
> figure out the paths of all the files installed and delete them from
> the actual folder.
>
> Not sure if this can be done with your ".run" file though. It's not a
> real installation standard.
>
> -
> Regards,
> Rahul Ghose
> Flywheel
> http://www.rahul-ghose.in
>
>
> On 26 June 2015 at 15:33, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I installed a version of sofytware (gnukhata) via a .run file
> >
> > there is a newer version available (1.3.3.) at gnukhata.in
> >
> > due to some issues i was advised to install the new version
> >
> > However there was / is not recommended method to uninstall the old
> version
> >
> > So i used the find command to find any references to gnukhata (in /
> /usr/bin
> > /run / etc and so on) these i manually removed and then installed the new
> > version 1.3.3 however post install i continue to get the old version in
> the
> > about section.
> >
> > Now am unsure if the old version is still hanging around some where or
> the
> > new version just has not updated the version number.
> >
> > But the above is by way of explanantion - my main question is if there
> is a
> > software that is installed via ./run is there an easy way to uninstall
> it.
> >
> > thanks
> > ram
> >
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