How do I uninstall unwanted packages?
How do I uninstall unwanted packages?
hi .. i run puppy from a live cd with a partion on myt hard drive fro the / directory. there are so many programs installed that i dont want . how do i remove them
The easiest way, but a bit of a pain as you lose all your settings is to rename pup001 to something such as pup001.bak reboot and bingo you have a clean slate again........
As for uninstalling.....you could rename every dotpup file to "whatever".zip, open it, expand the archive contained in each one, see which files were installed and go hunting.....tho this could break things.......
Funny but I was thinking today some mechinism is required whereby a packwage could be 'uninstalled"
As for uninstalling.....you could rename every dotpup file to "whatever".zip, open it, expand the archive contained in each one, see which files were installed and go hunting.....tho this could break things.......
Funny but I was thinking today some mechinism is required whereby a packwage could be 'uninstalled"
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There is an uninstall mechanism.
PupGet packages can be uninstalled by the PupGet package manager,
but so to can DotPups that registered themselves with PupGet when they installed -- this is up to the authors of DotPups, I think some are, most aren't.
But, uninstallation may not be as simple as deleting files.
PupGet package manager does have the ability to run a uninstall script if one is supplied.
PupGet packages can be uninstalled by the PupGet package manager,
but so to can DotPups that registered themselves with PupGet when they installed -- this is up to the authors of DotPups, I think some are, most aren't.
But, uninstallation may not be as simple as deleting files.
PupGet package manager does have the ability to run a uninstall script if one is supplied.
many dotpup's (not all) have an uninstaller
usually the readme file tells you how to uninstall
sometimes, you just click the dotpup again
sometimes you right-click the roxapp icon and click Uninstall in the menu
most of the larger programs that were installed by dotpups, have most of the files in one folder, either the roxapp folder or a folder in my-applications ... deleting the folder will delete most of the files
some of the programs in the my-roxapps folder can uninstalled by just deleting the roxapp icon
for example, Java would have most of it's files in a folder called something like jre1.5.0_03 ... deleting the folder will delete about 84 megs of files ... the plugin symlink and env variables will still be there, but probably won't cause trouble
(by the way, i should be able to make a java jre1.5.0_04 installer now ... the 1.5.0_04 installer seems to be available on the manual download page now)
dotpups could have uninstall scripts and auto-install (not requiring user interaction) scripts as well as the standard dotpup.sh script that runs when the dotpup is clicked ... i haven't changed the way dotpups work since i first wrote the dotpup handler (it easily could be improved)
usually the readme file tells you how to uninstall
sometimes, you just click the dotpup again
sometimes you right-click the roxapp icon and click Uninstall in the menu
most of the larger programs that were installed by dotpups, have most of the files in one folder, either the roxapp folder or a folder in my-applications ... deleting the folder will delete most of the files
some of the programs in the my-roxapps folder can uninstalled by just deleting the roxapp icon
for example, Java would have most of it's files in a folder called something like jre1.5.0_03 ... deleting the folder will delete about 84 megs of files ... the plugin symlink and env variables will still be there, but probably won't cause trouble
(by the way, i should be able to make a java jre1.5.0_04 installer now ... the 1.5.0_04 installer seems to be available on the manual download page now)
dotpups could have uninstall scripts and auto-install (not requiring user interaction) scripts as well as the standard dotpup.sh script that runs when the dotpup is clicked ... i haven't changed the way dotpups work since i first wrote the dotpup handler (it easily could be improved)
Ive read what you have put but I dont think you have been very clear about what you need to do to remove unwanted packages.
Ive now got it on my hard drive (fresh install) and I want to get rid or abiword mozilla mail and the mozilla browser (now that ive downloaded firefox)
Then there are way to many text editors. There is a new version of beaver out so I am going to install that. But only if I can remove the previous one first.
Any ideas people?
Ive now got it on my hard drive (fresh install) and I want to get rid or abiword mozilla mail and the mozilla browser (now that ive downloaded firefox)
Then there are way to many text editors. There is a new version of beaver out so I am going to install that. But only if I can remove the previous one first.
Any ideas people?
There is no mechanism to remove the base set of packages that were on the live-cd.Shagpile wrote:Ive read what you have put but I dont think you have been very clear about what you need to do to remove unwanted packages.
Ive now got it on my hard drive (fresh install) and I want to get rid or abiword mozilla mail and the mozilla browser (now that ive downloaded firefox)
Then there are way to many text editors. There is a new version of beaver out so I am going to install that. But only if I can remove the previous one first.
Any ideas people?
What you could do is install bare-bones Puppy -- see News page.
Hey mateendar !
Maybe Puppy unleashed would be the best way to go considering all the changes you want.
http://www.goosee.com/puppy/puppy-unleashed.htm
Maybe Puppy unleashed would be the best way to go considering all the changes you want.
http://www.goosee.com/puppy/puppy-unleashed.htm
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