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How to completely remove a package in Ubuntu (like it never existed)
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When I remove a package in Ubuntu using apt-get remove package, it always seems to leave behind a lot of files... for example, log files in /var/log, config files in /etc, data in /var/lib, etc.
How do I COMPLETELY remove every trace of a package in Ubuntu, as if it never existed?
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When I remove a package in Ubuntu using apt-get remove package, it always seems to leave behind a lot of files... for example, log files in /var/log, config files in /etc, data in /var/lib, etc.
How do I COMPLETELY remove every trace of a package in Ubuntu, as if it never existed?
linux ubuntu apt package-management packages
asked 5 hours ago
torjinxtorjinx
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add a comment |
When I remove a package in Ubuntu using apt-get remove package, it always seems to leave behind a lot of files... for example, log files in /var/log, config files in /etc, data in /var/lib, etc.
How do I COMPLETELY remove every trace of a package in Ubuntu, as if it never existed?
linux ubuntu apt package-management packages
asked 5 hours ago
torjinxtorjinx
1306
When I remove a package in Ubuntu using apt-get remove package, it always seems to leave behind a lot of files... for example, log files in /var/log, config files in /etc, data in /var/lib, etc.
How do I COMPLETELY remove every trace of a package in Ubuntu, as if it never existed?
linux ubuntu apt package-management packages
linux ubuntu apt package-management packages
asked 5 hours ago
torjinxtorjinx
1306
asked 5 hours ago
torjinxtorjinx
1306
asked 5 hours ago
torjinxtorjinx
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asked 5 hours ago
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asked 5 hours ago
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You should purge those packages.
apt-get purge somepackage
from man apt-get (APT-GET(8))
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).
This is supposed to remove everything added by the package, such as config and data files. But I would assume it's possible that it generated something that is left behind anyway. dpkg doesn't track everything related to a package... and its cleanup scripts and such can be assumed to be imperfect and sometimes fail. Maybe it won't remove logs for example.
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
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It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.
– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
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You should purge those packages.
apt-get purge somepackage
from man apt-get (APT-GET(8))
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).
This is supposed to remove everything added by the package, such as config and data files. But I would assume it's possible that it generated something that is left behind anyway. dpkg doesn't track everything related to a package... and its cleanup scripts and such can be assumed to be imperfect and sometimes fail. Maybe it won't remove logs for example.
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
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It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.
– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You should purge those packages.
apt-get purge somepackage
from man apt-get (APT-GET(8))
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).
This is supposed to remove everything added by the package, such as config and data files. But I would assume it's possible that it generated something that is left behind anyway. dpkg doesn't track everything related to a package... and its cleanup scripts and such can be assumed to be imperfect and sometimes fail. Maybe it won't remove logs for example.
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
1,85611020
1
It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.
– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You should purge those packages.
apt-get purge somepackage
from man apt-get (APT-GET(8))
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).
This is supposed to remove everything added by the package, such as config and data files. But I would assume it's possible that it generated something that is left behind anyway. dpkg doesn't track everything related to a package... and its cleanup scripts and such can be assumed to be imperfect and sometimes fail. Maybe it won't remove logs for example.
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
1,85611020
You should purge those packages.
apt-get purge somepackage
from man apt-get (APT-GET(8))
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).
This is supposed to remove everything added by the package, such as config and data files. But I would assume it's possible that it generated something that is left behind anyway. dpkg doesn't track everything related to a package... and its cleanup scripts and such can be assumed to be imperfect and sometimes fail. Maybe it won't remove logs for example.
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
1,85611020
answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
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answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
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answered 5 hours ago
PeterPeter
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It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.
– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
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It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.
– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
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It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in
~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
It should be noted that even purge does not remove e.g. config files in
~/.local, see this answer over on askubuntu for a deeper dive.– Jared Smith
2 hours ago
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