How to uninstall or remove alien software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to uninstall or remove alien software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

You can uninstall or removes an installed alien package itself from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove alien 

Uninstall alien including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge alien 

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 alien 

See Also,

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