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    checkinstall my beloved (files.catbox.moe)
    submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    even though checkinstall is buggy and old, when it works it's great.

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    [–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    It's why package managers are so popular

    [–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

    You can still... "Uninstall"

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.