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How can I uninstall or install a package from source?
CheckInstall is a program that’s used to install or uninstall programs that are compiled from the source code. It monitors and copies the files that are installed using the make program. It also installs the files using the package manager which allows it to be uninstalled like any regular package.
How can I uninstall a build from source?
This makes it difficult to uninstall the files afterwards. The make install command copies the built program and packages into the library directory and specified locations from the makefile. These locations can vary based on the examination that’s performed by the configure script.
How can I install a program from source?
The make install command copies the built program and packages into the library directory and specified locations from the makefile. These locations can vary based on the examination that’s performed by the configure script. CheckInstall is a program that’s used to install or uninstall programs that are compiled from the source code.
Can you uninstall software compiled from source in Ubuntu?
This is not a bug – compiling from source is an unsupported method of installing software that bypasses the package management system (which is used by the Software Centre) completely. There is no standard way that software compiled from source is installed or uninstalled so no way Ubuntu can know what to do.
Can a source file be excluded from a Python package?
While packaging as a wheel is definitely what you want, the original question was about excluding .py source files from the package. This is addressed in Using Cython to protect a Python codebase by @Teyras, but his solution uses a hack: it removes the packages argument from the call to setup ().
Is there a compiler that compiles Dev C + +?
After some investigation, and with Dr.Topaz’s help, I have learned that you will want to confirm that the program set for g++ in the Compiler Options really does compile the source code. In my case, the C:\\Dev-Cpp\\bin\\g++.exe program did not create an exe, but the C:\\Dev-Cpp\\bin\\c++.exe program did.
How to get and modify the source code of packages?
If the –compile option is specified then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using dpkg-buildpackage, if –download-only is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.