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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove arduino 

Uninstall arduino including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge arduino 

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 arduino 

See Also,

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