[cobalt-users] Re: How can I uninstal MySQL binary on Raq3?

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> By mistake I downloaded the binary instead of the source file of MySQL. As a result
> when I ran the ./configure command I got a message saying that I had no need
> to configure and that Mysql was being installed for me and databases and so
> on being setup.
>
> Unfortunately this is not the directory I would like MySQL to be installed
> in, and I want to configure the source with some different settings.
>
> How do I un-install and start again?

Find the directory MySQL is installed in, and remove it. Most likely 
it's in /usr/local/mysql but you can do

	find / -iname "*mysql*" -print

to get a list of all files.  If the entire file list looks safe to 
delete, you can do

	find / -iname "*mysql*" -exec rm {} \;
	
to delete them all. USE WITH CAUTION!! If you want to be prompted for 
each deletion, you can do

	find / -iname "*mysql*" -exec rm -i {} \;

> Can I just remove the directory with all the files in it - or have files
> been installed in other directories on my Raq3?

Most of what you care about - the binaries - will be in one place. 
There might be some man pages in the man directory, etc, but that 
shouldn't be a concern.  The find command I listed should sweep your 
entire server, though...