Uninstalling Vim compiled from source
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I compiled and installed vim according to these instructions
https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/wiki/Building-Vim-from-source
But After installing I deleted the source directory
So,How do I uninstall vim now ?
I am using Ubuntu 13.04
vim
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
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I compiled and installed vim according to these instructions
https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/wiki/Building-Vim-from-source
But After installing I deleted the source directory
So,How do I uninstall vim now ?
I am using Ubuntu 13.04
vim
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28
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I compiled and installed vim according to these instructions
https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/wiki/Building-Vim-from-source
But After installing I deleted the source directory
So,How do I uninstall vim now ?
I am using Ubuntu 13.04
vim
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
I compiled and installed vim according to these instructions
https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/wiki/Building-Vim-from-source
But After installing I deleted the source directory
So,How do I uninstall vim now ?
I am using Ubuntu 13.04
vim
vim
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
edited Jul 23 '13 at 9:40
Ingo Karkat
17.3k22343
17.3k22343
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
asked Jul 23 '13 at 7:23
ka4tikka4tik
4815
4815
Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28
add a comment |
Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28
Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28
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To uninstall vim, you can just download again the sources and run in the source directory :
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim73
sudo make uninstall
replacing /usr/share/vim/vim73 by the one you used for installation.
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
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i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again theVIMRUNTIMEDIRvariable. I'll edit my answer.
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacingmake installbymake uninstall, and also not usingsudoformake VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
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You have to run make distclean before make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=...
cd ~/tmp
hub clone vim/vim
cd vim
make distclean <---
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/local/share/vim/vim80
sudo make uninstall
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answered Jan 1 at 22:52
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To uninstall vim, you can just download again the sources and run in the source directory :
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim73
sudo make uninstall
replacing /usr/share/vim/vim73 by the one you used for installation.
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
1,8001018
i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again theVIMRUNTIMEDIRvariable. I'll edit my answer.
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacingmake installbymake uninstall, and also not usingsudoformake VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
add a comment |
14
To uninstall vim, you can just download again the sources and run in the source directory :
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim73
sudo make uninstall
replacing /usr/share/vim/vim73 by the one you used for installation.
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
1,8001018
i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again theVIMRUNTIMEDIRvariable. I'll edit my answer.
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacingmake installbymake uninstall, and also not usingsudoformake VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
add a comment |
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To uninstall vim, you can just download again the sources and run in the source directory :
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim73
sudo make uninstall
replacing /usr/share/vim/vim73 by the one you used for installation.
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
1,8001018
To uninstall vim, you can just download again the sources and run in the source directory :
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim73
sudo make uninstall
replacing /usr/share/vim/vim73 by the one you used for installation.
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
1,8001018
edited Jul 23 '13 at 8:00
answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
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answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
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answered Jul 23 '13 at 7:43
LevansLevans
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i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again theVIMRUNTIMEDIRvariable. I'll edit my answer.
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacingmake installbymake uninstall, and also not usingsudoformake VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
add a comment |
i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again theVIMRUNTIMEDIRvariable. I'll edit my answer.
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacingmake installbymake uninstall, and also not usingsudoformake VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?
– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
i did just that .But it didn't remove vim .I can still use vim.Here is the output when i run sudo make uninstall paste.ubuntu.com/5903278
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 7:54
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again the
VIMRUNTIMEDIR variable. I'll edit my answer.– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
@ka4tik indeed, you need to set again the
VIMRUNTIMEDIR variable. I'll edit my answer.– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 7:58
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
that did't work either paste.ubuntu.com/5903309
– ka4tik
Jul 23 '13 at 8:07
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacing
make install by make uninstall, and also not using sudo for make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
@ka4tik and if you run all the same steps as for installation, by replacing
make install by make uninstall, and also not using sudo for make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=..., as in the doc you supplied ?– Levans
Jul 23 '13 at 8:17
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
Also works for Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!
– marcelocra
Dec 22 '16 at 1:07
add a comment |
1
You have to run make distclean before make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=...
cd ~/tmp
hub clone vim/vim
cd vim
make distclean <---
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/local/share/vim/vim80
sudo make uninstall
edited Jan 2 at 0:02
zx485
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answered Jan 1 at 22:52
MougartMougart
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1
You have to run make distclean before make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=...
cd ~/tmp
hub clone vim/vim
cd vim
make distclean <---
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/local/share/vim/vim80
sudo make uninstall
edited Jan 2 at 0:02
zx485
867713
answered Jan 1 at 22:52
MougartMougart
112
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You have to run make distclean before make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=...
cd ~/tmp
hub clone vim/vim
cd vim
make distclean <---
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/local/share/vim/vim80
sudo make uninstall
edited Jan 2 at 0:02
zx485
867713
answered Jan 1 at 22:52
MougartMougart
112
You have to run make distclean before make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=...
cd ~/tmp
hub clone vim/vim
cd vim
make distclean <---
make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/local/share/vim/vim80
sudo make uninstall
edited Jan 2 at 0:02
zx485
867713
answered Jan 1 at 22:52
MougartMougart
112
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zx485
867713
edited Jan 2 at 0:02
zx485
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answered Jan 1 at 22:52
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Why can't you extract the source again from the download?
– suspectus
Jul 23 '13 at 7:44
Also see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1439950/…
– User
Oct 12 '14 at 8:28