Witless uninstall #1 (perfect for those crappy tarfiles that exact everything into the current directory) tar -tf tarfile.tar | xargs rm Witless uninstall

Witless uninstall #1 (perfect for those crappy tarfiles that exact everything into the current directory) tar -tf tarfile.tar | xargs rm Witless uninstall #2. Find a file that you changed just before "make install" into the wrong spot (usually config.log is a good candidate). find /bogus/installdir -newer config.log | xargs rm Yes, this is totally unsafe. But it's an abuse... so, there you go