Change install method for an application





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When I first started using Ubuntu, I installed the majority of the applications using apt-get.



I'm now a little more experienced, and happy to compile applications from source.



I would now like to compile some existing applications from source to get newer versions than are available as apt packages.



I have searched extensively on the web, but can't find any insights into how I would stop apt from tracking an application, and allow me to compile from source.



Is the only way to do it to uninstall using apt, then reinstall using make install?










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When I first started using Ubuntu, I installed the majority of the applications using apt-get.



I'm now a little more experienced, and happy to compile applications from source.



I would now like to compile some existing applications from source to get newer versions than are available as apt packages.



I have searched extensively on the web, but can't find any insights into how I would stop apt from tracking an application, and allow me to compile from source.



Is the only way to do it to uninstall using apt, then reinstall using make install?










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When I first started using Ubuntu, I installed the majority of the applications using apt-get.



I'm now a little more experienced, and happy to compile applications from source.



I would now like to compile some existing applications from source to get newer versions than are available as apt packages.



I have searched extensively on the web, but can't find any insights into how I would stop apt from tracking an application, and allow me to compile from source.



Is the only way to do it to uninstall using apt, then reinstall using make install?










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When I first started using Ubuntu, I installed the majority of the applications using apt-get.



I'm now a little more experienced, and happy to compile applications from source.



I would now like to compile some existing applications from source to get newer versions than are available as apt packages.



I have searched extensively on the web, but can't find any insights into how I would stop apt from tracking an application, and allow me to compile from source.



Is the only way to do it to uninstall using apt, then reinstall using make install?







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  • help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall

    – steeldriver
    22 hours ago



















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