If you want to remove a package, you have two options. The first is most
intuitive: dpkg -r icewm. This will remove the icewm package (-r is short
for -remove). Note that you give only the icewm for -remove, whereas
-install requires the entire .deb filename.
-remove will leave configuration files for the package on your system. A
configuration file is defined as any file you might have edited in order
to customize the program for your system or your preferences. This way, if
you later reinstall the package, you won't have to set everything up a
second time.
However, you might want to erase the configuration files too, so dpkg also
provides a -purge option. dpkg -purge icewm will permanently delete every
last file associated with the icewm package.
dselect
dselect is a great front-end for dpkg. dselect provides a menu interface
for dpkg, and can automatically fetch the appropriate files from a CD-ROM
or Internet FTP site. For details on using dselect, see section 3.20 on
page [*].
Compiling Software
Many programs come in source format, often in tar.
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