[Mailman-Users] Uninstall mailman manually

[Frank Walter]

I have to add, that I needed to copy the files:

/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases
/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases.db

from my old list, to send mails.
Got some really clear error notes in my mail.err logfile :)


frank


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: mailman-users-bounces+francwalter=gmx.net at python.org [mailto:mailman-users-
> bounces+francwalter=gmx.net at python.org] Im Auftrag von Frank Walter
> Gesendet: Freitag, 25. Mai 2012 00:25
> An: 'Mark Sapiro'; mailman-users at python.org
> Betreff: Re: [Mailman-Users] Uninstall mailman manually
> 
> Mark this was working, I thank you very much.
> 
> I deleted (indeedly just renamed):
> 
> /var/lib/mailman
> /usr/lib/mailman
> /etc/mailman
> 
> and after this I just could install mailman normally through aptitude.
> 
> The links you gave me instructed me to import old lists to the new installation, which was
> easy enough.
> 
> I want to thank you much.
> 
> frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Mark Sapiro [mailto:mark at msapiro.net]
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Mai 2012 16:57
> > An: Frank Walter; mailman-users at python.org
> > Betreff: Re: [Mailman-Users] Uninstall mailman manually
> >
> > Frank Walter wrote:
> >
> > >I installed mailman on Ubuntu 12.04 by Aptitude and copied an older version over it
> > because I wanted to keep mailing lists from another server.
> >
> >
> > You should have only copied the lists/LISTNAME/config.pck and the
> > archives/private/* files. See the FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/2oA9>
> >
> >
> > >After this mailman didn't start anymore but in aptitude I couldn't uninstall it
> neither.
> > >Now I hope that I can uninstall it by deleting the two mailman folders and the config
> in
> > /etc/mailman -
> > >is this the right way?
> >
> >
> > I think that will work, but see the FAQ at
> > <http://wiki.list.org/x/OIDD>.
> >
> > --
> > Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> > San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
> 
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