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I installed software using the sudo apt-get install [program name] command in the Terminal.

How should I go about uninstalling said program via. Terminal?

What should I specifically type in the Terminal?

  • The program does not appear in the Installed tab of Software Center
  • It exists in the Software Center, but according to Center it hasn't been installed
  • The program operates fine though when installed using above command
edwinksl
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Use 

sudo apt-get remove nameOfProgram

Or if you want to uninstall the program and also associated data:

sudo apt-get purge nameOfProgram

That will remove the program. It doesn't always remove the dependencies that were installed to make the program work. To clean up those package you can run this after:

sudo apt-get autoremove
Philip Kirkbride
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