How to uninstall or remove elpa-flycheck software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove elpa-flycheck software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

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

$ sudo apt-get remove elpa-flycheck 

Uninstall elpa-flycheck including dependent package

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

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove elpa-flycheck 
Use Purging elpa-flycheck

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

$ sudo apt-get purge elpa-flycheck 

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 elpa-flycheck 

See Also,

How to install elpa-flycheck software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?