Quick Answer: How to Uninstall Apps on Linux?

Quick Answer: How to Uninstall Apps on Linux?
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Method 1 Uninstalling Programs with Terminal

  • Open. Terminal.
  • Open a list of your currently installed programs. Type dpkg –list into Terminal, then press ↵ Enter .
  • Find the program that you want to uninstall.
  • Enter the “apt-get” command.
  • Enter your root password.
  • Confirm the deletion.

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Method 2 Uninstall Software Using Terminal

  1. To uninstall MPlayer, you need to type following command to the Terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard) or use copy/paste method: sudo apt-get remove mplayer (then hit Enter)
  2. When it asks you for password, don’t be confused.

How do I uninstall apt get?

Use apt to uninstall and remove all MySQL packages:

  • $ sudo apt-get remove –purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common -y $ sudo apt-get autoremove -y $ sudo apt-get autoclean. Remove the MySQL folder:
  • $ rm -rf /etc/mysql. Delete all MySQL files on your server:
  • $ sudo find / -iname ‘mysql*’ -exec rm -rf {} \;
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