Why do I need to use CheckInstall in Debian?
CheckInstall keeps track of all the files created or modified by your installation script, builds a standard binary package (.deb, .rpm, .tgz) and installs it in your system giving you the ability to uninstall it with your distribution’s standard package management utilities.
How do I remove a package from Debian?
If you want to remove the package, just use your favorite package management tool. If you add the –install=no option to checkinstall, the program will generate a .deb package without installing it.
How do I remove a package from CheckInstall?
CheckInstall will build a .deb package and install it. If you want to remove the package, just use your favorite package management utilities (e.g. Synaptic, aptitude, apt) or use dpkg: If you add the –install=no option to checkinstall, the program will generate a .deb package without installing it.
Why do I need to run CheckInstall as root?
checkinstall keeps track of all the files created or modified by your installation script, builds a standard binary package (.deb,.rpm,.tgz) and installs it in your system giving you the ability to uninstall it with your distribution’s standard package management utilities. Note that for most useful actions, checkinstall must be run as root
Checkinstall is a nice tool to create simple .deb-packages that you can use in your local network (e.g. if you have to install the same piece of software on multiple computers running Debian). It lets you compile and install software from the sources like before, but with the difference…
What does make install mean in Debian 2.7?
Installing with make install… This means that the make install of the 2.7 source package was run – probably in order to “see” where those files will eventually end up, so as to write those locations in the new .deb?
Can you uninstall Debian packages from the source?
It lets you compile and install software from the sources like before, but with the difference that you end up with a simple Debian package which also means that you can easily uninstall the software you just compiled by running dpkg -r!
Where to find CheckInstall summary for.deb-packages?
A summary of the configuration options for your .deb-package will come up: You can change them here or just hit enter to continue. Now ClamAV will be installed plus a Debian package will be created which you can find in the installation directory /tmp/clamav-0.81 as the final checkinstall summary states: