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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove bedtools 

Uninstall bedtools including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge bedtools 

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 bedtools 

See Also,

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