$ sudo apt-get remove lintian 

Uninstall lintian including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove lintian 

Use Purging lintian

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

$ sudo apt-get purge lintian 

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 lintian 

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