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I installed Python3.5 in Linux machine using configure, make, make install and made it default over existing Python2.6 . Now I want to uninstall Python 3.5 as it is not supporting zlib. How do I uninstall default Python 3.5. Linux is RHEL6.7.

Alex
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    For the record, some authors put a `make uninstall` option in the makefile. However, the easiest way would probably be just to `rm` the python3.5 binary. Type `which python3.5` (replace `python3.5` with whatever command you actually use to open a Python 3.5 interactive interpreter) to find the location of the binary and then remove it. – Goodies Jun 27 '16 at 09:24
  • Possible duplicate of [how do you unistall a python package/library](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29757684/how-do-you-unistall-a-python-package-library) – Youcef LAIDANI Jun 27 '16 at 10:59

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you probably can remove the directory that contain the new installation. but the main thing is to remove it from the $PATH.

Maoz Zadok
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To re-add Python 3.x, go here to use a software collection which installs "along side" the original 2.6 - so no collisions/corruption. http://developers.redhat.com/products/softwarecollections/get-started-rhel6-python/

This is for 3.4, but you can use these instructions for 3.5 too.

Mike Guerette
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Because python is integral into the RHEL OS, please explain what you mean by: "and made it default over existing Python2.6 ." Otherwise attempts to "uninstall" your working python install might leave you with a broken RHEL install.

Jon Malachowski
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