for questions about uninstalling software on Ubuntu.
"Uninstall" means to remove something that you had installed on your computer.
This tag is used for questions dealing with uninstalling system- or user-installed software.
Questions tagged [software-uninstall]
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How to remove configuration files completely
Recently I uninstalled some software using sudo apt-get --purge autoremove, thinking that this would remove all traces of it including unused dependencies and configuration files. However I discovered that a configuration file was left behind in my…
user7182
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Why don't programs completely uninstall (remove all their files) when I remove them?
In Ubuntu, or any Linux, when I decide to remove a program and then later reinstall it, I notice that it didn't remove anything I previously made, thus making it a little pointless for me, as I like to freshly install stuff often. Whenever I decide…
SonicStarMan
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How do I remove MQTT mosquitto broker?
I'm unable to remove or uninstall mosquito broker. What are the steps needed to remove MQTT mosquitto broker in Ubuntu?
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How do I uninstall Pterodactyl Panel?
I use this script
bash <(curl -s https://pterodactyl-installer.se)
from this website https://www.ghostcap.com/install-pterodactyl-panel/
and I want to just uninstall the entire script and every file it downloaded.
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How do I uninstall Google Earth?
I installed Google Earth on an older computer and discovered after I installed it that my graphics card will not support it.
I want to uninstall it but it does not appear in Ubuntu Software Center.
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
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How can I delete conky from my system?
I installed "conky" recently, but I'd like to unistall it now.
I tried:
sudo apt-get remove conky
sudo apt-get purge conky
After running these commands were, I can still run conky from the terminal.
How can I actually remove it?
solfish
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How to remove a third party software that is installed but cannot be located?
I have been on Ubuntu 14.04 for a while now. I was looking for a DVD burning software because both Brasero and K3b proved quite unsatisfactory. Eventually I located Nero Linux 4.0 on the internet and downloaded it. When I tried to install it, I was…
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How to remove files created by sudo make install (even though the process failed due to lack of space)
I was installing llvm using sudo make install but due to space constraints it was not completed and failed, but it has created so many heavy files in my machine so that now I am running out of space.
Can someone tell me how to delete files that were…
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Uninstalling Node and NPM
I'm trying to uninstall nodejs and npm, but although I can see current version, I can't uninstall it.
This is what is happening
output locate -w…
nanquim
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How to uninstall termite installed from source?
I installed termite terminal emulator by following this Ask Ubuntu answer and I got the installation package from here on Github. Now I'm trying to uninstall it. I tried this answer, but it doesn't work.
I tried this:
$ sudo apt remove --purge…
Ko Nay
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How do I uninstall Vivado on Ubuntu 19.04?
I recently installed Vivado 2019.1 on Ubuntu by running sudo ./xsetup. I didn't pay attention where Vivado was installed, so by default it was installed in /tools/Xilinx/Vivado. Because of that, I can't run the application there. Therefore, I…
Ozan Can Şahin
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How can I remove manually installed program zotero "not found" by APT?
I recently installed zotero on Ubuntu but would like to remove it. I suppose the problem is that I installed it manually. Though it doesn't appear in my list of installed programs in Ubuntu software, it runs fine when I click on the zotero icon,…
jalthouse
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Get rid of VMWare Workstation (installed with VMware's installer)
I was attempting to uninstall VM Ware software and the process wasn't entirely successful. See screenshot.
The application no longer works. When I click on launch nothing happens. It just left behind some left over I suppose.
When I go to dash the…
Mark Alexa
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How to uninstall asunder-casept?
I installed asunder-casept from the Ubuntu Software Center. When it didn't work I tried to uninstall it but there is no remove option on the Ubuntu Software Center. I tried sudo apt remove asunder-casept but it says it is not installed. I discovered…
joe
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