Reinstall question: Okay to delete /usr/share/weewx?

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John Steggall

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Dec 3, 2025, 1:35:14 PM (3 days ago) Dec 3
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I'm trying to reinstall weewx. This is on a Linux Mint 22.2 system using apt. When I wiped the previous install, using:

$ sudo apt remove --purge weewx

I got the following warning:

dpkg: warning: while removing weewx, directory '/usr/share/weewx' not empty so not removed

From the upgrade guide <https://weewx.com/docs/5.2/upgrade/>, it looks like weewx 5.x no longer uses the executables in /usr/share/weewx. Is it okay to delete everything in that directory?

Thanks,

-js

John Steggall

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Dec 3, 2025, 4:02:58 PM (2 days ago) Dec 3
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Sorry, I answered my own question -- looks like everything in /usr/share/weewx gets replaced on a new install. Not sure why that didn't happen when I reinstalled a few weeks ago. 
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