Ubuntu 13.04

How to Completely Uninstall/Remove a Package/Software/Program

Learn how to remove all the files and packages that were installed.

Ubuntu 12.10

How to Completely Uninstall/Remove a Package/Software/Program

This tutorial shows how to completely remove or uninstall a package in Ubuntu 12.10. These instructions should work for other versions of Ubuntu, it’s derivatives (Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Myhtbuntu) and other Debian based Linux distributions – but no guarantee is made. This tutorial is definitely on the advanced rather than basic side […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Remove / Uninstall Xubuntu Core Desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the Lubuntu Core Desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Xubuntu Core Desktop is installed in […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Remove / Uninstall Lubuntu Core Desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the Lubuntu Core Desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Lubuntu Core Desktop is installed in […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove GNOME Shell

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which GNOME Shell was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When GNOME Shell is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove GNOME

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which GNOME was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When GNOME is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs several packages […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove gnome-session-fallback

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which gnome-session-fallback was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When gnome-session-fallback is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs several packages […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove kde-plasma-desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which kde-plasma-desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When kde-plasma-desktop is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs several packages […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove the Kubuntu Desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the Kubuntu Desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Kubuntu Desktop is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove Xubuntu Desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the Xubuntu Desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Xubuntu Desktop is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove Lubuntu Desktop

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the Lubuntu Desktop was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Lubuntu Desktop is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, […]

Ubuntu 12.04

How to Completely Uninstall / Remove Xfce

These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the xfce4 window manager was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Xfce window manager is installed in […]