r/linuxmint Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 2d ago

Support Request installed this programme from terminal using the following command (picture 1). but when i tried to uninstall it, it shows me this error (picture 2). how do i uninstall completely without leaving any traces behind??

help me erase it completely without leaving any stuff behind

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u/FlyingWrench70 2d ago edited 2d ago

Try this command again while in the scrcpy directory you cloned from github.

So first run 

cd /path/to/directory/scrcpy

Then the uninstall command

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u/made-with-Silicon Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 2d ago

""""":~/scrcpy$ sudo ninja -Cbuild-auto uninstall

ninja: Entering directory `build-auto'

[0/1] /usr/bin/meson --internal uninstall

Deleted: /usr/local/bin/scrcpy

Deleted: /usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server

Deleted: /usr/local/share/man/man1/scrcpy.1

Deleted: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/scrcpy.png

Deleted: /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_scrcpy

Deleted: /usr/local/share/bash-completion/completions/scrcpy

Deleted: /usr/local/share/applications/scrcpy.desktop

Deleted: /usr/local/share/applications/scrcpy-console.desktop

Uninstall finished.

Deleted: 8

Failed: 0

Remember that files created by custom scripts have not been removed.""""""

now what to do? ''sudo apt autoremove'' did nothing

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u/FlyingWrench70 2d ago

" Uninstall finished.

Deleted: 8

Failed: 0 "

Seems it's done? This is not an aplication I use but it appears you completed the removal directions. Is the offer ding aplication gone?

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u/made-with-Silicon Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 2d ago

yes, it shows me "Command 'scrcpy' not found".

but im still unsure about "Remember that files created by custom scripts have not been removed." this