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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove autoconf 

Uninstall autoconf including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge autoconf 

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 autoconf 

See Also,

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