How to uninstall or remove dnsutils software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove dnsutils software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

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

$ sudo apt-get remove dnsutils 

Uninstall dnsutils including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge dnsutils 

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 dnsutils 

See Also,

How to install dnsutils software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?