How to uninstall or remove base-installer software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove base-installer software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

You can uninstall or removes an installed base-installer package itself from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove base-installer 

Uninstall base-installer including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove base-installer 
Use Purging base-installer

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

$ sudo apt-get purge base-installer 

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 base-installer 

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