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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove lighttpd 

Uninstall lighttpd including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge lighttpd 

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 lighttpd 

See Also,

How to install lighttpd software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?