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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get remove dunst 

Uninstall dunst including dependent package

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

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

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

$ sudo apt-get purge dunst 

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 dunst 

See Also,

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