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I am trying to completely remove some of the applications, using Synaptic Package Manager, that I have uninstalled in Ubuntu 11.04. I'm pretty sure I am doing everything correctly. I check the application as "mark for complete removal," but the Apply button stays unclickbable. I also tried 'sudo apt-get purge (application)', and that isn't doing it either. Is this a bug or what?

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what does using 'apt-get purge' report? – thomas michael wallace Jun 9 '11 at 19:24
did you try sudo aptitude remove --purge <package>? – The Lord of Time Jun 9 '11 at 19:27
@thomas micheal wallace It says The following packages will be REMOVED: kmetronome* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. But the application is still in the "residual config" section of Synaptic. Is this just a bug? @EvilPheonix Yep. – Fuddledumpy Jun 9 '11 at 19:30
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I have the same problem, and filed a "Bug" for it a couple of weeks ago. Haven't heard anything back about it yet. – Rob Jun 10 '11 at 1:47

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this has just worked for me:

sudo dpkg --purge [package name]
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Yes! It worked! Thank you! It's been driving me insane lol. – Fuddledumpy Jun 10 '11 at 3:55
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sudo apt-get remove <package_name>

This command removes an installed package, leaving configuration files intact.

sudo apt-get purge <package_name>

This command completely removes a package and the associated configuration files. Configuration files residing in ~ are not usually affected by this command.

sudo apt-get autoremove

This command removes packages that were installed by other packages and are no longer needed.

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I tried those but in Synaptic all my uninstalled applications are still in the residual config section. It only started doing that recently. They usually all disappear when I use those commands. Do you think maybe it's just a bug? – Fuddledumpy Jun 9 '11 at 19:40

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