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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove rlinetd 

Uninstall rlinetd including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge rlinetd 

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 rlinetd 

See Also,

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