How to completely remove a package or an application using Terminal on Ubuntu/Linux machine?

Use the commands autoremove and remove a package or an application on a Ubuntu/Linux machine.

  • Command autoremove to remove a package or an application, along with its installed dependencies and associated configuration files.
  • Command remove to remove a package or an application, without removing its dependencies.

Use the below command to remove a package or an application, along with the dependent packages installed with it, and its associated configuration files.

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove packagename

Use the below command to simply remove a package, without removing the dependent packages installed with it.

sudo apt-get remove packagename

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