How to uninstall or remove dpdk-igb-uio-dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove dpdk-igb-uio-dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

You can uninstall or removes an installed dpdk-igb-uio-dkms package itself from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove dpdk-igb-uio-dkms 

Uninstall dpdk-igb-uio-dkms including dependent package

If you would like to remove dpdk-igb-uio-dkms and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dpdk-igb-uio-dkms 
Use Purging dpdk-igb-uio-dkms

If you use with purge options to dpdk-igb-uio-dkms package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge dpdk-igb-uio-dkms 

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 dpdk-igb-uio-dkms 

See Also,

How to install dpdk-igb-uio-dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?