{"id":686,"date":"2024-07-13T16:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/?p=686"},"modified":"2024-07-13T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:08:00","slug":"remove-packages-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/remove-packages-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall or Remove Packages in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uninstalling or removing packages in Ubuntu can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpswebhostingindia.com\/vps-hosting\/\">done through the terminal<\/a> or using the Ubuntu Software Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Here are the steps for both methods:<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#using-terminal\">Using Terminal<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#uninstall-a-package\">Uninstall a package:<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#uninstall-or-remove-packages-in-ubuntu-and-its-configuration-files\">Uninstall or Remove Packages in Ubuntu and its configuration files:<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#remove-unused-dependencies\">Remove unused dependencies:<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#clean-up-the-package-cache\">Clean up the package cache:<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#using-ubuntu-software-center\">Using Ubuntu Software Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ubuntu-logo.avif\" alt=\"Remove Packages in Ubuntu\" class=\"wp-image-687\" style=\"width:209px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"using-terminal\">Using Terminal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uninstall-a-package\"><strong>Uninstall a package:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To uninstall a package but keep its configuration files, use the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   sudo apt-get remove package_name<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-1024x226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-1536x339.png 1536w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uninstall-or-remove-packages-in-ubuntu-and-its-configuration-files\"><strong>Uninstall or Remove Packages in Ubuntu and its configuration files:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To completely remove a package, including its configuration files, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   sudo apt-get purge package_name<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-5-1024x247.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-5-1024x247.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-5-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-5-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-5.png 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"remove-unused-dependencies\"><strong>Remove unused dependencies:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After uninstalling or Remove Packages in Ubuntu, there might be dependencies that are no longer needed. You can remove them with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   sudo apt-get autoremove<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-8-1024x112.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-8-1024x112.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-8-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-8-768x84.png 768w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-8.png 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"clean-up-the-package-cache\"><strong>Clean up the package cache:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To free up space by remove Packages in Ubuntu downloaded files, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   sudo apt-get clean<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9-1024x115.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9-1024x115.png 1024w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9-768x86.png 768w, https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-9.png 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"using-ubuntu-software-center\">Using Ubuntu Software Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Ubuntu Software Center<\/strong> from the applications menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <strong>Installed<\/strong> tab to see a list of installed applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the package you want to remove. You can use the search bar if you know the package name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the package, and then click the <strong>Remove<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps should help you uninstall or remove packages in Ubuntu. If you need more specific instructions or run into any issues, feel free to ask!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uninstalling or removing packages in Ubuntu can be done through the terminal or using the Ubuntu Software Center. Using Terminal Uninstall a package: To uninstall a package but keep its configuration files, use the following command: sudo apt-get remove package_name Uninstall or Remove Packages in Ubuntu and its configuration files: To completely remove a package, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-remove-packages-in-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions\/694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}