Question about deleting old files

[Joe Maimon]

Alan DeKok wrote:

> "Linda Pagillo" <linda at n2thenet.com> wrote:
> 
>>I have upgraded my freeradius from version 0.9.3 to the newest version. 
>>Is it safe to delete all of the files from the 0.9.3 version such as the
>>.lib, .lib.so and .a files? Thanks!
> 
> 
>   Yes.
> 
>   Alan DeKok.
> - 

Use package management if possible. As long as it understands you are 
upgrading package x.1 withpackage x.2 it will replace/delete stuff 
intelligently for you.

To this end, you can keep local packages in apt repositories, use 
checkinstall, rebuild rpms...so on so forth.

Or

if you install from source, keep it around and do a make uninstall -- 
but make sure you have a copy of your /etc/raddb or equivalent directory.

The library files are only a problem if you have an unrelated app that 
may be using those and requiring that specific version.