For example, Opera web browser is distributed as a deb file, and can be installed by the command dpkg -i opera.deb
. How to remove it?
Debian – How to remove a software installed by dpkg -i FILE.deb
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For example, Opera web browser is distributed as a deb file, and can be installed by the command dpkg -i opera.deb
. How to remove it?
Best Answer
First, find out what the package name is (which may or may not be the same or even similar to the
.deb
filename...but usually is at least similar):then remove that package, using either
dpkg
orapt-get
(orapt
oraptitude
etc etc etc).Optionally use
--purge
rather than-r
if you want to completely remove the package, including conffiles.You can even remove it in one line with something like this: