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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove ptpd 

Uninstall ptpd including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge ptpd 

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 ptpd 

See Also,

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