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Packages - Uninstall a package
Using aptitude
Issue the command:
sudo aptitude remove package_name
Multiple packages to be removed at once. Separated each package_name with a space.
Adding the –purge option to aptitude remove will remove the package configuration files as well. This may or may not be the desired effect, so use with caution.
sudo aptitude remove --purge package_name
Using apt-get
Issue the command:
sudo apt-get remove package_name
Multiple packages to be removed at once. Separated each package_name with a space.
Adding the –purge option to apt-get remove will remove the package configuration files as well. This may or may not be the desired effect, so use with caution.
sudo apt-get remove --purge package_name
Using apt
Issue the command:
sudo apt remove package_name
Multiple packages to be removed at once. Separated each package_name with a space.
Adding the –purge option to apt remove will remove the package configuration files as well. This may or may not be the desired effect, so use with caution.
sudo apt remove --purge package_name
Using dpkg
Issue the command:
sudo dpkg -r package_name
WARNING: Uninstalling packages using dpkg, in most cases, is NOT recommended. It is better to use a package manager that handles dependencies to ensure that the system is in a consistent state. For example using dpkg -r zip will remove the zip package, but any packages that depend on it will still be installed and may no longer function correctly.