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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove iwyu 

Uninstall iwyu including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge iwyu 

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 iwyu 

See Also,

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