How to uninstall or remove fftw2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to uninstall or remove fftw2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed fftw2 package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove fftw2 

Uninstall fftw2 including dependent package

If you would like to remove fftw2 and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove fftw2 
Use Purging fftw2

If you use with purge options to fftw2 package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge fftw2 

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 fftw2 

See Also,

How to install fftw2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?