How to uninstall or remove hpsockd software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove hpsockd software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

You can uninstall or removes an installed hpsockd package itself from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove hpsockd 

Uninstall hpsockd including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge hpsockd 

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 hpsockd 

See Also,

How to install hpsockd software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?