How to uninstall or remove ceilometer-api software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

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

$ sudo apt-get remove ceilometer-api

Uninstall ceilometer-api including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ceilometer-api

Use Purging ceilometer-api

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

$ sudo apt-get purge ceilometer-api

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 ceilometer-api