How to uninstall or remove fprintd software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to uninstall or remove fprintd software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

You can uninstall or removes an installed fprintd package itself from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove fprintd 

Uninstall fprintd including dependent package

If you would like to remove fprintd and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove fprintd 
Use Purging fprintd

If you use with purge options to fprintd package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge fprintd 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove fprintd 

See Also,

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