How to uninstall or remove dodgy software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to uninstall or remove dodgy software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed dodgy package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove dodgy 

Uninstall dodgy including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge dodgy 

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 dodgy 

See Also,

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