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The tar utility is not an install/uninstall utility. Typically files downloaded as a tar archive can be extracted, using the tar command, to a specified directory. Then further instructions contained in the extracted files can be followed to complete the installation. Then uninstallation, if desired, would be the reverse of the installation process.

Often installation involves use of the make command in conjunction with a makefile contained in the archive. The makefile may include a target suggestively named "clean", for example, for uninstalling the installed files.

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