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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove joystick 

Uninstall joystick including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge joystick 

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 joystick 

See Also,

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