How would I go about uninstalling a tar.xz file?

XXL9001 · 25 December 2023 00:37

I installed nordvpn-bin from the AUR a bit of time ago for a vpn and tried to get a UI client (i.e., this) installed for it through opening the compatability file directory in konsole and typing sudo ./install.sh for convenience but it seems that it’s authenticator for the login broke (likely because it didn’t receive an update in 3 years now) and seemed to have messed with the bin variant (it’s login auth also broke). How would I go about uninstalling this properly since it wasn’t downloaded off of pamac?

cscs · 25 December 2023 00:48

Depends on the software and its documentation.
Maybe there is also an uninstall.sh or a flag for the install script like ./install.sh -r.
Or maybe nothing and you have to remove it manually. (rm by hand, etc)

bedna · 25 December 2023 00:54

looking at the install script and the desktop file it creates I find:

Path="$current_dir"/NordVPN
Exec="$current_dir"/NordVPN/launch_nord

So I guess in the dir you were currently when running the install script.

Remove the NordVPN directory, the desktop file /usr/share/applications/nordvpn.desktop and the install script and that is all the install does.

github.com

vfosterm/NordVPN-NetworkManager-Gui/blob/master/install.sh

#!/bin/bash

# install dependencies

if ! [ -z `which apt-get 2> /dev/null` ] && [ `nmcli networking` = "enabled" ] ; # Debian
then sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome
fi

if ! [ -z `which dnf 2> /dev/null` ] && [ `nmcli networking` = "enabled" ]; # Fedora
then sudo dnf install NetworkManager-openvpn NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome
fi

if ! [ -z `which pacman 2> /dev/null` ] && [ `nmcli networking` = "enabled" ]; # Arch Linux
then sudo pacman -Sy networkmanager-openvpn
fi

current_dir=`pwd`

# check which path to desktop files exists
if [ -d /usr/local/share/applications ]

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XXL9001 · 25 December 2023 03:36

The location to where the files are still showing up for some reason in the start menu in search after manually deleting them with dolphin and trash, I can’t delete those for some reason through the right click menu drop down

cscs · 25 December 2023 03:53

so

sudo rm /usr/share/applications/nordvpn.desktop

XXL9001 · 25 December 2023 04:06

that is actually exactly what I did, however this is what I’m trying to explain:

These are specifically showing up in the search menu when they were already permanently deleted from trash. I don’t know why they are still showing up but would like them gone to debloat the search results.

scotty65 · 25 December 2023 04:25

Open System Settings => Workspace Behavior => Recent Files & clear the history.