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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?
linux ubuntu apt package-management packages
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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 1 hour ago
torjinxtorjinx
1156
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 1 hour ago
torjinxtorjinx
1156
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 1 hour ago
torjinxtorjinx
1156
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torjinxtorjinx
1156
asked 1 hour ago
torjinxtorjinx
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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.
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Hey that works great, thanks!
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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 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
1,80411020
Hey that works great, thanks!
– torjinx
30 mins 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 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
1,80411020
Hey that works great, thanks!
– torjinx
30 mins 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 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
1,80411020
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 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
1,80411020
answered 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
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answered 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
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answered 48 mins ago
PeterPeter
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Hey that works great, thanks!
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Hey that works great, thanks!
– torjinx
30 mins ago
Hey that works great, thanks!
– torjinx
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Hey that works great, thanks!
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