How to uninstall and remove Pidgin internet messenger in Lubuntu

Uninstalling Pidgin internet messenger

To remove just pidgin package itself from Lubuntu from command line, we have to type this command in lubuntu-terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove pidgin

Completely remove Pidgin internet messenger 

Pidgin internet messenger stores configuration files in your Lubuntu system. If you want remove Pidgin completely including configuration and settings file, just type in terminal:

$ sudo apt-get purge pidgin

In case you want remove Pidgin messenger including all dependencies it made, just type in your Lubuntu terminal:

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove pidgin