uninstalling cups

[Nostradamus]

I've installed cups 1.2.xxx by using

export CVSROOT=server:anoncvs@cvs.easysw.com:/home/anoncvs
cvs login (press ENTER when asked for a password)
cvs -z3 get -rv1_2_devel -d cups-1.2.x cups
cd cups-1.2.x
autoconf

The package I got was a alpha release and I think that's behind my frequent cupsd crashes.

updating to current release using
cvs -z3 update -dP
autoconf
doesn't work. something about our firewall I suppose.

What I want to do is this.
I've downloaded version 1.1.20 without using cvs and I want to install that.

How do I uninstall the sourcepackage 1.2.x?
Can I just install 1.1.20 above and it will replace all binaries?

Thanks in advance.

/Sören

 

[ericbrunson]

If you "configure" using the same --prefix, then you can simply install old package over the new package. Locate the main cups binary, if it's in /usr/local/bin, use --prefix=/usr/local; if it's in /usr/bin, use --prefix=/usr.

 

[Nostradamus]

I used default when I was installing 1.2.x so I think I'll stick with default on the older package as well.

Thanks for the help.

/Sören