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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove dpdk 

Uninstall dpdk including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge dpdk 

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 

See Also,

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