Ubuntu – How to uninstall Extreme Download Manager

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How do I uninstall Extreme Download Manager on Ubuntu 12.04? That means also getting rid of the icon that appears in the Application area of Dash as well as all the Java related stuff that was downloaded with it.

I tried using 'sudo apt-get purge xdman' but i am not certain that that did the job:(please tell me that i didn't make things worse, PLEASE!).

I was told that xdman was uninstalled but all the Java related stuff is still in the history section of the Ubuntu software center and the extreme download manager icon is still in the app section of Dash. And i want to get rid of that also. I have heard that Java is dangerous because its loaded with spyware etc!

Thanks

Best Answer

Java is not dangerous. It can be if the application using it was not using it properly thus creating holes and such. That doesn't mean that using Java automatically makes you vulnerable...because it doesn't.

I wouldn't use Java unless I absolutely have to because Java uses a lot of resources to do simple things so I much prefer native applications instead.

With that said, what Olupot Douglas said regarding the removal is close.

sudo apt-get remove xdman

that will remove the xdman package.

sudo apt-get autoremove

that will remove all unnecessary packages...packages that were installed but are no longer being used by any other packages. This applies to any packages not being used, not just xdman.

sudo apt-get purge xdman
or
sudo apt-get remove --purge xdman

Purge will remove config files as well as uninstalling the app. If you did this then that is odd that it is still showing xdman content in your dash.

Java still being installed after uninstalling xdman is expected because just uninstalling xdman doesn't mean it will also uninstall Java. First, try the autoremove option and if that doesn't remove java then reply here and I will give you some other commands to use. (but autoremove should work)

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