> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 23 Sep 2007,
in-call@gmx.net wrote:
>
>> $ make configure
>> $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
>> $ make all doc
>> $ sudo make install install-doc
>>
>> First, I'd like to uninstall the thing completely, how do I do that?
>
> I'd use checkinstall to install it (again), and then use the distro's
> regular tools; in case of Ubuntu, that would be dpkg I believe.
>
>> Second, what would be the correct procedure to follow if I would like
>> just to upgrade to a newer version? install over the older perhaps? Is
>> that always safe in the sense that there won't be any dangling piece of
>> bin nor doc?
>
> On Linux this should be safe at all times.
>
> Hth,
> Dscho
>
