Ubuntu is a complete desktop linux operating system, freely available with. How to uninstall software using the command line in linux. Using super simple commands in terminal you can find the software you are looking for and easily install it. How to completely uninstall applications by command line. To remove an installed package, run the following command. How to uninstall software packages on ubuntu linuxize.
To uninstall a program, use the aptget command, which is the general command for installing programs and manipulating installed programs. Below is the command we need to use to uninstall a program. How to search, install, and uninstall software on ubuntu. You have learned two ways to uninstall software from your ubuntu system. Howto install and uninstall applications from the command. Uninstalling software from terminal in ubuntu step 1 to uninstall a software package, you need to know the exact name of it.
So, if you want to remove the packages and all the files related to the package you can use the purge command instead of the remove command. Note that you need to provide accurate program name along with the version if its part of the program name. Through the command line, you can opt either to remove the software and keep all the configuration files apt get remove or completely remove the software aptget purge. To remove ubuntu partition and file system or any other linux os, use fdisk from msdos mode. Whether you use the gui way or the command line, any software youve added to ubuntu via a ppa will get automatically updated, right alongside your software from the. In this video i am going to show howto install and uninstall applications from the command line on ubuntu. For example, the following command uninstalls gimp and deletes all the configuration files, using the purge there are two dashes before purge command. On ubuntu, debian, and related linux distributions you can install, update, uninstall and otherwise managing software packages using the apt and aptget commandline utilities. The remove command uninstalls the given package and might leave some files or directories behind. I dont find any fixlet or method to uninstall software in linux system. How to uninstall ubuntu software uninstalling programs with terminal open terminal. Step 2 to uninstall a program, we shall use remove command along with aptget, which is typically used to install applications.
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