Uninstalling SuperKaramba from SUSE 10
So how do I uninstall SuperKaramba from SUSE 10? It got installed by default and a YaST package search for super or karamba or superkaramba does not allow me to find it. -- Penguin #395953 resides at http://samvit.org subsisting on SUSE Linux 10.0 with KDE 3.5
Shriramana Sharma wrote:
So how do I uninstall SuperKaramba from SUSE 10? It got installed by default and a YaST package search for super or karamba or superkaramba does not allow me to find it.
What version of KDE are you using? The default from the SUSE CD/DVD or have you upgraded to KDE3.5? Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now. C,
Wednesday, 07 December 2005 11:57 samaye, Clayton alekhiit:
What version of KDE are you using?
I take it you didn't read the sig of my mail. It's KDE 3.5.
Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now.
So I can't remove it? That not good... -- Penguin #395953 resides at http://samvit.org subsisting on SUSE Linux 10.0 with KDE 3.5
On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 12:24 +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
Wednesday, 07 December 2005 11:57 samaye, Clayton alekhiit:
What version of KDE are you using?
I take it you didn't read the sig of my mail. It's KDE 3.5.
Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now.
So I can't remove it? That not good...
--
Penguin #395953 resides at http://samvit.org subsisting on SUSE Linux 10.0 with KDE 3.5
Points to ponder.... What ISSSS superkaramba, and what it doooo????
On Wednesday 07 December 2005 08:06, Chadley Wilson wrote:
On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 12:24 +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
Wednesday, 07 December 2005 11:57 samaye, Clayton alekhiit:
What version of KDE are you using?
I take it you didn't read the sig of my mail. It's KDE 3.5.
Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now.
So I can't remove it? That not good...
--
Penguin #395953 resides at http://samvit.org subsisting on SUSE Linux 10.0 with KDE 3.5
Points to ponder.... What ISSSS superkaramba, and what it doooo????
It is a small piece of software that lets you write scripts for the KDE desktop in python. It does nothing at all automatically, and unless you a) launch karamba itself, and b) launch a karamba applet, you won't even notice it's there. Why Shiramana is so paranoid about it I couldn't even begin to imagine, but to uninstall superkaramba, you would uninstall kdeutils3
Thanks Anders and Clayton. Wednesday, 07 December 2005 12:59 samaye, Anders Johansson alekhiit:
Why Shiramana
diff Shiramana Shriramana == "r". :)
is so paranoid
Not paranoid. SuperKaramba started downloading one of its applets. Threw up an error. That applet was not installed. But it remains ticked in the applets list. I thought (maybe this is from my Windows experience) that uninstalling the app and reinstalling it will reset its database of its installed applets. I didn't know that it was a part of kdeutils, as you write:
to uninstall superkaramba, you would uninstall kdeutils3
...since it does not list under the kdeutils description: kdeutils3 - KDE Utility Programs A couple of utility programs for KDE.* ark - archiver tool * kcalc - calculator tool * kdepasswd - to change the user login password * kdf - shows free space on disk * kfloppy - to format a floppy * kgpg - to handle gpg keys * kwalletmanager - to show and modify passwords of kwallet. * kmilo - enables special keys on some keyboards Besides, I really don't want SuperKaramba, and it's a policy of mine not to have installed on my HDD what I don't use, unless it's a "system utility", like most under KDE Menu > System > Monitor. Back on Windows I was very strict with this, but Linux often does not allow me as much freedom with this matter. Please see my other post asking how to separate one application from a package. BTW how did you know that it's under kdeutils, when it is not listed there under the YaST description field? Thanks, all. -- Penguin #395953 resides at http://samvit.org subsisting on SUSE Linux 10.0 with KDE 3.5
Not paranoid. SuperKaramba started downloading one of its applets. Threw up an error.
Then stop SuperKaramba. If I remember right it's started and runs in the background - and has a little blue icon in the Kicker Panel. If you exit the app, and tell it not to start next time, it'll stay tucked away and not do strange things on you... like any other app that is not running :-)
strict with this, but Linux often does not allow me as much freedom with this matter. Please see my other post asking how to separate one application from a package.
Simplest answer is to build your own packages. If you want to use pre-built packages you get what in the package/meta-package. I haven't discovered a way to selectively install individual apps from an RPM package. You could also look into Klik.... there's been a lot of talk about using Klik on the OpenSUSE mailing list, and there is a bit of info on it on the OpenSUSE.org website. Klik might be an alternative for you to using RPMs.
BTW how did you know that it's under kdeutils, when it is not listed there under the YaST description field?
I used rpm -qf 'which superkaramba' This returns the package name that
contains the app.
If you use rpm -qif
On Wednesday 07 December 2005 12:45, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
Thanks Anders and Clayton.
Wednesday, 07 December 2005 12:59 samaye, Anders Johansson alekhiit:
Why Shiramana
diff Shiramana Shriramana == "r". :)
Oh, sorry
is so paranoid
Not paranoid. SuperKaramba started downloading one of its applets. Threw up an error. That applet was not installed. But it remains ticked in the applets list. I thought (maybe this is from my Windows experience) that uninstalling the app and reinstalling it will reset its database of its installed applets.
But karamba isn't started by default, and it certainly won't download anything by default. You have to tell it to.
I didn't know that it was a part of kdeutils, as you write:
to uninstall superkaramba, you would uninstall kdeutils3
...since it does not list under the kdeutils description:
The descriptions aren't always accurate rpm -ql kdeutils3 or rpm -qf /opt/kde3/bin/superkaramba
Besides, I really don't want SuperKaramba, and it's a policy of mine not to have installed on my HDD what I don't use, unless it's a "system utility", like most under KDE Menu > System > Monitor. Back on Windows I was very strict with this, but Linux often does not allow me as much freedom with this matter.
s/Linux/rpm/ Linux lets you uninstall anything you want using the handy 'rm' tool. The rpm makers might not be so nice, and you may get an incomplete rpm database from it, but linux won't stop you. Now, try doing the same with internet explorer
Points to ponder.... What ISSSS superkaramba, and what it doooo????
It's a desktop widget app. Google for it.. you'll find loads on it... look on http://www.kde-look.org there is a whole section dedicated to it. C
I take it you didn't read the sig of my mail. It's KDE 3.5.
Nope. I tune them out. Usually full of fluff and crap. Uptimes... personal philosophies, quotes from SUSE employees etc etc.
Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now.
So I can't remove it? That not good...
Why is this a problem? Don't run it. Is it conflicting with something? Why is it a problem if it's installed? You can remove it.... it's a part of kdeutils3... but then you'll take out a major chunk of KDE along with it (themes, icons, kcalc, ark, kwallet, etc etc)
On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 12:24 +0530, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
Wednesday, 07 December 2005 11:57 samaye, Clayton alekhiit:
What version of KDE are you using?
I take it you didn't read the sig of my mail. It's KDE 3.5.
Superkaramba is included as a part of KDE3.5 now.
So I can't remove it? That not good...
You still have to find it first, no? In YaST, Software Management, use the options Name, Summary and Description and search for part of the name like karamba. Or open a shell and use pin, this will tell you if it's in the list of files from the install media archive. If you are missing the archive file, it'll tell you where to find the file and where to put it, and the redo the pin search. If the archives are not in /var/lib/pin, and you do this you'll notice a bug in the instructions, invert the the path/name sequence. HTH Mike
Shriramana, On Tuesday 06 December 2005 20:45, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
So how do I uninstall SuperKaramba from SUSE 10? It got installed by default and a YaST package search for super or karamba or superkaramba does not allow me to find it.
% rpm -q --whatprovides $(type -p superkaramba) kdeutils3-3.5.0-10 That package supplies 416 files, including several useful, if not exactly essential applications. For example: % rpm -q --list kdeutils3-3.5.0-10 |egrep /bin/ /opt/kde3/bin/ark /opt/kde3/bin/irkick /opt/kde3/bin/kcalc /opt/kde3/bin/kdessh /opt/kde3/bin/kdf /opt/kde3/bin/kfloppy /opt/kde3/bin/kgpg /opt/kde3/bin/kwalletmanager /opt/kde3/bin/kwikdisk /opt/kde3/bin/superkaramba I don't know what you don't want superkaramba installed, but I think you might have to live with it. Also keep in mind that the separate superkaramba package that's available from Guru's RPM repository can be installed at the same time that the KDE 3.5 kde3utils package is. This might lead to some additional confusion. Randall Schulz
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