I want to completely uninstall Skype 4.1 from the terminal. How do I do that. Also, do I have to delete anything else to make sure I have removed it completely?
5 Answers
From the terminal, run:
sudo apt-get purge skype*
sudo apt-get autoremove
Then you can remove the config files:
rm -fr ~/.Skype
That should do it.
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1I did this but now when I boot up a pop up window appears asking me to agree or disagree to the Skype terms of service. Dec 4, 2012 at 8:04
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run
cd / && find | sudo grep -i skype
. this will take a while but will show all files that include the name "skype." You can choose to remove them if you want. You should also check your "Startup Applications" to make sure skype is deselected.– philshemDec 4, 2012 at 15:15
I tried
sudo apt-get purge skype*
sudo apt-get autoremove
rm -fr ~/.Skype
Nothing worked, only this did
sudo dpkg -r skype:i386
Yo can try also this:
wget -O skype http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_i386.deb
sudo apt-get install libxss1
sudo dpkg -i skype
sudo apt-get -f install && sudo rm skype
This might work.
Run:
sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin
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purge
, notremove
. OP wants to remove it completely,remove
keeps configuration files and possibly some other stuff. Jun 28, 2014 at 16:40
sudo apt-get purge skype
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