This tutorial shows how to completely remove or uninstall a package in Ubuntu 11.10. These instructions should work for other versions of Ubuntu, it’s derivatives (Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu) and other Debian based Linux distributions – but no guarantee is made. This tutorial assumes you are comfortable with lower level operations in Ubuntu and know how to use apt-get. A brief introduction to apt-get can be found here. NOTE: this introduction only covers the install aspect of apt-get. In this tutorial, we will see other apt-get commands: remove, autoremove, and --auto-remove WARNING ! ! ! There is a small but real risk of data loss or making other programs or Ubuntu unusable. Ensure you have a backup before proceeding The Problem A package is installed using either Ubuntu Software Center or apt-get. Later it is uninstalled, but … Read entire article »