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Solution
- apt-get allows you to manage packages and dependencies.
- To uninstall a package, we use apt-get:
- sudo => to do as administrator.
- apt-get => ask for apt-get to do.
- remove => remove.
- kubuntu-desktop => the package to remove.
- rm is a command to delete files or folders.
- to delete the xxx file in the same location:
How do I uninstall a package in Ubuntu?
Remove software
- Using apt from command line. Just use the command. sudo apt-get remove package_name.
- Using dpkg from command line. Just use the command. sudo dpkg -r package_name.
- Using Synaptic. Search for this package.
- Using Ubuntu Software Center. Find this package in TAB “Installed”
How do I uninstall a yum package?
2. Uninstall a package using yum remove. To remove a package (along with all its dependencies), use ‘yum remove package’ as shown below.