[Eric] Eric4 clean start

[detlev]

On Montag, 19. Oktober 2009, Algis Kabaila wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've moved some python files that have been hacked in eric4-IDE from my
>  home partition to a data partition (it is mounted on /dat).  My OS is
>  ubuntu 9.04, the CPU is amd64.
> 
> Please consider a bunch X of related files that were hacked with eric4 in 
>  ~/X directory.
> 
> When I try to run (by pressing F5) a "new" project X in /dat , i.e. /dat/X,
> eric4 gives a series of errors, including 'can not open ~/X'.  No wonder -
>  it has been moved!
> 
> Attempting to edit some configuration files, I suspect I have created great
> mess.  I would like to start eric4 from scratch, so that it forgets all
>  about its past mishaps with me  :).
> 
> How do I uninstall *completely* eric and all that goes with it (so I can
>  start with a clean slate.)  Including the debugger, as during development
>  of X I run it with F5, which invokes the debug mode.
> 
> All advice gratefully received.
> 
> OldAl.
> 

You don't have to reinstall eric4 from scratch. Just go into the ~/.config 
directory and remove the Eric4 directory. That gets rid of the configuration 
and all remembered stuff.

Regards,
Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
detlev at die-offenbachs.de