How do I remove Skype 4.3 from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (32-bit)

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I installed Skype on my nephew's new Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine, and now we've decided to remove it. But I'm not able to locate it in my Installed programs section of Ubuntu Software Center. I'm able to call it up by opening the debian package, Software Center opens it up, but where I would normally see the "Remove" button, I have a "Reinstall" button. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to uninstall Skype. Any suggestions? In case you're wondering I used the version of Skype designed for 12.xx, as there was no option available for Ubuntu 14.xx.

Update Or Uninstall Skype In Ubuntu http://www.kvcodes.com/2017/03/update-skype-ubuntu/ — Kvvaradha, Mar 26 '17 at 04:39

score 65 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '16 at 06:56

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My case is something different, here i run two commands :-

dpkg --get-selections | grep 'skype'

output is :- skype-bin:i386 install

So, to remove i run :-

sudo apt-get --purge remove skype-bin:i386

and after that i remove ".Skype" from home directory

answered Nov 25 '16 at 06:56

Deepanshu Jain

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While the "skypeforlinux" answer was correct for my particular use case, this shows me how in general to find what I have installed as well as know how to remove it. – Phil Aug 04 '18 at 06:35
This uninstalls the Skype that does not work in Ubuntu 16.04 – Alexander Elgin Sep 24 '18 at 06:04
What problem you are facing? – Deepanshu Jain Oct 26 '18 at 14:18

score 35 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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To uninstall completely Skype from your system you just type the following line in Terminal:

sudo apt-get purge skype

And next time if you decide to install Skype again, follow How to install Skype 4.3

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Aug 20 '14 at 04:18

αғsнιη

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As @harts12 recommends we need to apply after sudo apt-get autoremove. Which is correct, simply verify it by running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y and you will see something like:
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: ... (list of packages)... Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
– Thanos Jun 19 '17 at 08:00

score 34 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 01 '17 at 08:08

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In my case:

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

answered Mar 01 '17 at 08:08

Alecs

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I think this will remove the latest Skype 5.x and not 4.3. – authentictech Oct 31 '17 at 16:53
sudo apt-get --purge remove skype-bin:i386 removed the old skype for me – Malachiasz Dec 31 '17 at 11:59
This uninstalls the Skype that works properly in Ubuntu 16.04 – Alexander Elgin Sep 24 '18 at 06:05

score 13 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 09 '15 at 09:56

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Sometimes just doing :

sudo apt-get --purge remove skype

will not uninstall skype 4.3 version

Hence i would recommend doing :

sudo apt-get --purge remove skype:i386

and then going to home directory do "ctrl+H" and remove .skype folder...

answered Dec 09 '15 at 09:56

Ashwin

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skype:i386 did it even though I'm running a 64bit computer. – Karl Morrison Nov 07 '16 at 20:27

Asclepius · Answer 5 · 2017-07-09T06:16:30.547

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This worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04.2 as of the date of this answer.

Remove package:

sudo apt remove skypeforlinux

Remove config:

rm -rf ~/.config/skypeforlinux

Remove repo:

sudo rm -v /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-*

edited Jul 09 '17 at 06:16

answered Jul 04 '17 at 23:44

Asclepius

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It is the best answer. I had saved config with bugs after reinstall and only this solution helped for me. – kostyabakay Jul 16 '18 at 22:55

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 20 '14 at 03:58

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Install and use Synaptic Package Manager, which you can find in Software Center to remove Skype. It is easy to manage installed/update/remove applications in this thing.
About Synaptic here - Synaptic Package Manager

answered Aug 20 '14 at 03:58

ProPlayerMaxUltra

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered May 22 '17 at 13:51

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This is how I removed skype

dpkg --get-selections | grep 'skype'

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

answered May 22 '17 at 13:51

Tarun Kumar

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 03 '18 at 18:44

If you have installed your skype from official skype then it will be

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

If this not works then you need to check your skype name, run below command to check it :-

dpkg --get-selections | grep 'skype'

output is :- skypelinux install

So, to remove i run :-

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

If you have installed it from software centre then you can un-install it from there also.

harts12 · Answer 9 · 2017-06-07T12:19:55.630

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I did the following pair of commands on Ubuntu 16.04.02 to get rid of Skype 4.3:

sudo apt-get --purge remove skype
sudo apt-get autoremove

The first by itself still left a fully functional Skype installation. Autoremove took finished removing Skype without needing to manually delete any directories.

Edit: The answers using skypeforlinux are for the newer versions of Skype (e.g. Skype 5.3).

edited Jun 07 '17 at 12:19

answered Jun 06 '17 at 13:32

harts12

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 25 '17 at 05:58

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As for me - I removed skype with this:

sudo dpkg --remove skypeforlinux

answered Sep 25 '17 at 05:58

1nstinct

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Nov 25 '17 at 21:04

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sudo apt-get purge skype-bin

Only removing skype didn't work for me.

answered Nov 25 '17 at 21:04

nemarona

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How do I remove Skype 4.3 from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (32-bit)

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