Overview for purge

How to remove (uninstall) simple-scan app from Linux Lite (Ubuntu)?

If you dont' need simple-scan application (known as "Scanner" app in your main menu) in your system, you can easily remove it by running a following command:

$ sudo apt purge simple-scan

output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  fonts-hosny-amiri fonts-sil-scheherazade linux-headers-4.15.0-88 linux-headers-4.15.0-88-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-91
  linux-headers-4.15.0-91-generic linux-image-4.15.0-88-generic linux-image-4.15.0-91-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-88-generic
  linux-modules-4.15.0-91-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-88-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-91-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  simple-scan*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1,303 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 391612 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing simple-scan (3.28.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.6) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.6) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Tuesday May 5, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) AnyDesk app in Modicia Linux

AnyDesk is an application for remote desktop access, just like TeamViewer. In case you don't need this app and want to permanently remove it from your PC, you can do it very fast by running following command in your Modicia Linux terminal:

$ sudo apt-get purge anydesk

Terminal log (output):

$ sudo apt-get purge anydesk

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  anydesk*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 85 not upgraded.
After this operation, 9,832 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 256561 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing anydesk (4.0.1-1) ...
Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/anydesk.service.
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
(Reading database ... 256537 files and directories currently installed.)
Purging configuration files for anydesk (4.0.1-1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Friday April 24, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) Cheese application in Modicia Linux

Cheese is an open source application that allows Modicia Linux users to use webcam and capture pictures or created videos with special effects. In case you're not a big fan of this application or just dont' need it, you can easily remove it from your Modicia Linux system by running following command in terminal:

$ sudo apt-get purge cheese

output:

$ sudo apt autoremove calibre

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package 'calibre' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 85 not upgraded.
modicia@modicia:~/scr$ sudo apt-get purge cheese
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  cheese*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 85 not upgraded.
After this operation, 447 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 256573 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cheese (3.28.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Friday April 24, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) Calibre in Modicia Linux

If you are a not big fun of collecting e-books on your computer and want to get rid of Calibre application in your Modicia Linux system, you can easily remove it by running following command:

$ sudo apt-get purge calibre

output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  calibre*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 85 not upgraded.
After this operation, 52.5 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 259253 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing calibre (3.21.0+dfsg-1build1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.9-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Friday April 24, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) Geany in Modicia Linux

If you really want to delete Geany from you Modicia Linux system, you can run only one command in terminal to do it:

$ sudo apt-get purge geany

output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  geany*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 101 not upgraded.
After this operation, 3,088 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 256983 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing geany (1.32-2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Thursday April 23, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) Mediainfo app in Modicia Linux

If you don't need Mediainfo in your Modicia Linux system anymore, you can easily remove it by running this command:

$ sudo apt-get purge mediainfo

output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mediainfo* selene*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 101 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1,758 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 257056 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing selene (17.7-0~201707260225~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Removing mediainfo (17.12-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...

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Written by Administrator on Thursday April 23, 2020