audacity / audacity/audacity

Add an uninstall rule

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Enhancement Request feature tweak
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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
After building and installing from GitHub source code on Linux, it would be convenient if there was an uninstall rule.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
`$ sudo make uninstall`
to uninstall Audacity.

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
* Manually deleting installed files
* Using Checkinstall

**Additional context**
https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=433831#p433831

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Research direction

Start by locating the Linux build/install entry point and the existing install rules or make targets. Confirm which files are installed, then verify that `sudo make uninstall` removes those files without affecting unrelated data.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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