How to uninstall or remove apcupsd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to uninstall or remove apcupsd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

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

$ sudo apt-get remove apcupsd 

Uninstall apcupsd including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge apcupsd 

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 apcupsd 

See Also,

How to install apcupsd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?