Questions about uninstalling softwares in Ubuntu, or uninstalling Ubuntu from a computer.
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How can you remove Unity?
In previous versions of Netbook Remix I was able to disable the netbook-launcher and just have a blank desktop. I liked the speed of the Netbook version but not the interface, this worked well for ...
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5answers
21k views
How to uninstall NetBeans?
Since I did not install NetBeans via the Software Center (I installed it as an .sh file) I can't see an easy way of uninstalling the program.
How can I safely uninstall the program?
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6answers
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Is it possible to undo an apt-get install command?
Case in point -- I installed Carpadio on my Xubuntu install (a Live USB), which then pulled like over 50 packages from, I suppose, the Ubuntu side of the repository. Now I would like to undo this. ...
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5answers
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If I build a package from source how can I uninstall or remove completely?
I used source code to build one package such as below:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-package-name="Myplugin" ...
21
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10answers
91k views
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I know nothing at all about Linux, and I desperately need to get my laptop back up and running again with Windows, how do I remove Ubuntu?
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7answers
49k views
How to completely uninstall Java?
How can I completely remove all traces of Java on my system?
I already know how to install it in case I need it again.
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3answers
5k views
How to remove the graphical user interface?
Okay my question is that, I want to run a heavy application, on a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) with just 2 GB RAM (Windows 7 32Bit Host has 4 GB, 3.5 GB effective). Initially I thought of installing ...
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3answers
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Does apt-get clean harm your system?
Does cleaning /var/cache/apt/archives by apt-get clean affect installed applications?
Is it that the .deb packages there are needed for applications to run properly?
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1answer
791 views
How to remove everything Ubuntu One-related?
Is sudo aptitude purge ubuntuone? sufficient to remove everything Ubuntu One-related from my system?
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4answers
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6answers
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How do I remove Steam?
Anyone know of a way to remove Steam from Ubuntu 12.04? Looked around the net but could not find an straight forward solution. Thanks.
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3answers
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Completely Remove Ruby + Rails + Gems?
I have messed up my ruby dev environment on Ubuntu 10.04.
I need to install Ruby this time using RVM. What is the best possible way to remove:
Ruby
All Gems
RubyGems
From my machine, so that I ...
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4answers
5k views
What is the correct way to completely remove an application?
I've searched the net for such information and found different command lines, like these ones:
sudo apt-get remove application
sudo apt-get remove application*
sudo apt-get remove --purge ...
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3answers
4k views
How to completely remove desktop?
I wanted to switch to Xfce (I had KDE and GNOME installed), and I did this :
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get ...
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2answers
13k views
How do I remove the LAMP stack so I can start over?
I'd like to start over with my webserver and I'd like to reinstall all the LAMP packages, how do I do that?
13
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3answers
16k views
How to remove xubuntu-desktop?
A few days ago I installed Xubuntu on top of a normal Ubuntu system:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
I didn't play around for long on Xubuntu before I realised that I liked Ubuntu 2D better. ...
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0answers
1k views
Uninstalling application built from source [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
If I build a package from source how can I uninstall or remove completely?
I know that Ubuntu has come a long way in helping new users to get used to their linux ...
12
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4answers
24k views
How to uninstall LibreOffice?
Which package should I remove to completely remove libreoffice? I have no need for office tools.
That's the one gripe I have with package managers like apt, there's no simple way to perform the ...
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4answers
2k views
How can I uninstall software?
Seeing there are various ways to install on Ubuntu. What are the various ways to uninstall items?
Which ways always work? How can I be sure something was uninstalled?
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5answers
19k views
How to completely remove a oracle jdk that didn't install properly?
I recently installed a oracle jdk from a webupd8ppa on Ubuntu 12.04 beta, but apparently it didn't work out, and now it is giving me errors at every update or install I make, even after deactivating ...
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3answers
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How do I list installed software with the installed size?
I would like to have a list the installed software on my machine, with the disk space consumed by them alongside. I would prefer to be able to order by largest/smallest, but that is not a necessity.
...
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3answers
3k views
How can I remove all default installed games?
I want to remove all the games that are installed by default.
How can I do it all at once?
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2answers
408 views
How Can I Remove Epiphany Without Removing Gnome?
I have Gnome Shell installed, and I want to remove the Epiphany browser. But when I click uninstall in the software center its says that Gnome-core is a dependency of Epiphany, so it will be ...
11
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1answer
29k views
How can I remove and re-install Unity?
Unity is misbehaving after installing GLX Dock - HUD does not open with GLX Dock turned off and there are ugly shadows in the panel, three control buttons (close, minimise, maximise) and "Ubuntu ...
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4answers
19k views
Removing Firefox in Ubuntu with all add-ons like it never existed
I have been using firefox for a long time in Ubuntu, I downloaded some add-ons but it made firefox extremely slow, even if I remove them nothing will change. I tried to remove firfox also but ...
10
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1answer
16k views
Uninstall a program installed with Wine
I am using Ubuntu 11.10. By using wine software i installed some software like nimbuzz and ibibo messenger. Both the programs are not working and showing the bug as We're sorry, but an unknown error ...
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3answers
1k views
Is there a way to reset all packages/sources and start from scratch?
I have been playing with package management by adding sources from older Ubuntu releases in order to get older versions of some software (e.g. PHP). Unfortunately at some point I must have overdid it ...
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2answers
356 views
How do I un-install Ubuntu TV
Before I jump into the deep end of the pool and install this wonderful looking media app. My concerns are it's stability and my ability to revert my system back to it's pre-ubuntuTV state.
Are there ...
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2answers
730 views
How to de-brand Ubuntu?
I am working on an Ubuntu Mod, and I would like to change the name/splash screen/login screen/etc in order to make it a more customized environment. I've been able to change all of the names shown ...
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4answers
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Can I uninstall and reinstall Ubuntu Software Center?
Since migrating to a true install and upgrading to 12.04 I have had several problems that seem to relate to the Ubuntu Software Center. Hanging at applying changes and blank screen on screen lock only ...
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5answers
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How can I revert back from an upgrade to the Proposed repository?
I mistakenly enabled the Pre-release updates (natty-proposed) repository and then upgraded all packages.
How can I undo this?
Here are the test results from @enzotib's instructions and the test ...
8
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2answers
3k views
is it safe to remove apport?
Do I break anything if I
sudo apt-get purge apport
I have my secret business plan for world domination and who knows what's in a core dump?
I've seen Ubuntu (in particular dconf) recreate config ...
8
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1answer
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How can you completely remove a package?
I uninstalled octave3.2 from Ubuntu 10.04. But when I reinstalled there was error occur. It could be the package's bug. But I want to make sure I have everything removed.
sudo apt-get --purge remove ...
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4answers
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How to uninstall Ubuntu One?
I've looked in the Software Center, and there is an entry under Accessories for Ubuntu One, but I'm not sure if that'll actually remove Ubuntu One. On Ubuntu One's website, it gives a bunch of ...
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1answer
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How to re-install Software Center?
I've had a problem with Software Center for a few weeks, where it has just refused to delete a removed PPA from its "All Software" and "Installed Software" drop-down menus. I've tried many suggested ...
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2answers
16k views
How to uninstall Google Chrome?
I decided to try out Google Chrome and see if it was any different from Chromium, but now I can't figure out how to uninstall it.
That's what I have installed. How to get rid of it is the question.
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3answers
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What is the difference between remove and completely remove in synaptic package manager?
I did not notice any difference between them.
I was hoping "completely remove" will remove all hidden configuration files in the home directories, but it is not doing that.
So, what actually is the ...
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2answers
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apt: ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
I typed this command to remove a package and related configuration files:
sudo apt-get --purge remove supervisor
The command ended without errors but I got this message:
ureadahead will be ...
7
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1answer
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How to uninstall VMware Player on Ubuntu 12.04?
I want to uninstall VMware Player on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system. How should I uninstall it?
7
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1answer
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How do I uninstall ffmpeg?
I am using ubuntu 12.04. I had installed ffmpeg a while ago (so don't clearly remember whether it was from source or repo). Now, I am unable to uninstall it. I have tried the followin:
$ sudo apt-get ...
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4answers
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How to change Ubuntu into Lubuntu?
I want to install Lubuntu on my old desktop with 128MB of RAM. As the memory is not enough to run the graphical installer, I had to follow the minimal install from a minimal.iso file as described ...
7
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1answer
1k views
How do I uninstall Kubuntu and install Ubuntu?
I want to uninstall Kubuntu and install Ubuntu, but I want to completely clear former installation first. How do I do it most unharmfully?
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4answers
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How do I uninstall GRUB?
A hard drive that I use only for data storage still has GRUB from past Ubuntu installations.
How can I remove GRUB from it without harming the rest of the drive's data?
Background
I occasionally ...
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1answer
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Unable to uninstall Wine apps
I recently ran the iTunes 10 installer in Wine and everything seemed to go well. Then, when I tried to run it, it would constantly crash/and the appearance would be glitchy. After looking at the Wine ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04: Replacing pulseaudio with Alsa?
Because of skype sound issues I was told to replace pulseaudio with alsa. I only found a solution for Ubuntu 10.10.
Does this still work for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin?
Or does it still not make ...
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0answers
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Downgrade from one version to a previous version? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
Is it at all possible to downgrade from one version of Ubuntu to a previous version without doing a re-install similar to ...
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3answers
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Why removing gnome-core does not remove all of it's dependencies?
I installed gnome-core package on Ubuntu (minimal version for the beagle bone) and it was almost 600mb. However, when I try to un-install it using
sudo apt-get autoremove gnome-core
It removes ...
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2answers
3k views
How to remove configuration files completely
Recently I uninstalled some software using sudo apt-get --purge autoremove, thinking that this would remove all traces of it including unused dependencies and configuration files. However I discovered ...
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1answer
3k views
How do I uninstall Nautilus-Elementary?
Looking at the associated packages, I'm concerned about breaking Nautilus if I try and uninstall Nautilus-Elementary. Can someone please advise me on the best way to remove it?
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2answers
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Uninstall Evince while retaining update and upgrade ability
I tried to uninstall Evince but got a message that doing so would remove ubuntu-desktop which appears to be needed to update or upgrade the system.
Can we remove Evince and retain update and upgrade ...
