Failed rustdesk install how to clean leftover files

General system Newbie
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Instead of searching I would just look for it (make sure you have Show Hidden Files enabled)

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I honestly can’t answer this now, way too wavy in the head. Someone else should be able to answer this for you though

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thank you for your help, every bit counts :slightly_smiling_face:

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You’re welcome, sorry I couldn’t be of more help

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It didn’t install, so from a terminal:

rm -rf ~/.config/yay/rustdesk  (or rustdesk-git)

Then run:

sudo pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qqdt)

to remove the dependecies no longer required.

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This is what I was trying to remember/find in my notes

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i did the first command and nothing happened…
if i do: yay rm -rf ~/.config/yay/rustdesk-git then i get this…
→ unable to CreateHandle: could not find or read directory

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It probably never downloaded then

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so do i do sudo pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qqdt) then… or is it just one of those
sudo pacman -Rs or pacman -Qqdt

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I would honestly not worry about it, you could use yay - Yc or *sudo pacman -Rsn $(pacman -Qdtq)
But if it were me I would just leave it be

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thanks…

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You’re welcome sorry I couldn’t be more helpful

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This:

rm -rf ~/.config/yay/rustdesk-git

Don’t add yay in front, yay is a package manager!

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i appreciate the help… i made linux my primary os(was a long time win user)…

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i copy pasted it and nothing happened… now contemplating just deleting those extras with (yay -R maybe)i posted up there and do the lower command you suggested then

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File/directory deletion does not give a response, unless it errors.

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Yer I switched over years ago now and initially it was a bit of a learning curve but these days I tend to be able to get myself out of trouble pretty easily if I encounter any. My best advise would probably be patient, take notes on what works and ask for help like you’ve done when you need it

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yep, im definitely taking notes for future reference… :grinning:

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@enioentity to understand the commands, open a terminal and type:

man <command-name>

e.g.:

man rm
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It’s always helpful, I would also say keep them on an external USB so you can refer to them easier when needed. As @xircon mentioned man can be very useful also, and if you do have trouble understanding make a post and someone will point you the right way