How to uninstall or remove nginx-light software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to uninstall or remove nginx-light software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

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

$ sudo apt-get remove nginx-light 

Uninstall nginx-light including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove nginx-light 
Use Purging nginx-light

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

$ sudo apt-get purge nginx-light 

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 nginx-light 

See Also,

How to install nginx-light software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?