How to uninstall or remove alac-decoder software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed alac-decoder package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove alac-decoder

Uninstall alac-decoder including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove alac-decoder

Use Purging alac-decoder

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

$ sudo apt-get purge alac-decoder

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 alac-decoder