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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# when you want to remove the hardinfo* mess from a make install
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root."
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+remove_hardinfo() {
+  BASEDER="$1"
+  echo "Removing hardinfo* from $BASEDER ..."
+  rm -rf $BASEDER/share/hardinfo*
+  rm -rf $BASEDER/lib/hardinfo*
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/hardinfo*.mo
+  rm -f $BASEDER/bin/hardinfo*
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/applications/hardinfo*.desktop
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/doc/hardinfo*
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/man/man1/hardinfo*.1.gz
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/pixmaps/hardinfo*.xpm
+  rm -f $BASEDER/share/menu/hardinfo*
+  #locate -e hardinfo | grep "$BASEDER"
+}
+
+# add some other base install path here
+remove_hardinfo "/usr/local"
+
+echo "Removing hardinfo* settings..."
+rm -rf ~/.config/hardinfo*