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checkinstall my beloved (files.catbox.moe)

even though checkinstall is buggy and old, when it works it's great.

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[-] ElectricCattleman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is why containers are so popular. And reinstalling.

[-] red@feddit.de 42 points 1 year ago

It's why package managers are so popular

[-] Ocelot@lemmies.world -4 points 1 year ago

even package managers will still put stuff in random places like binaries outside my $PATH.. or not even clearly telling me what the binary is named or how to execute what I just installed.

[-] YonatanAvhar@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

That's just dumb work by whoever made the package, the package manager does as it's told

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

You can still... "Uninstall"

[-] red@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

But you can do a proper uninstall. And the package manager can also give you a list of all files a package will install / installed, so you'll find stuff even in random places.

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