in reply to Uninstalling DBD::mysql and dependent modules
But, if the make failed then it didn't do any damage (yet). I agree with the other responder that apt is good. But when it comes to concurrent versioning issues I would also offer synaptic as a suggestion (a graphical version-sensitive interface to apt that provides a gui-interface to what versions you are removing or installing) and/or cvs if your distro-supplier supports it.
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