Uninstalling Software in Debian Server
To uninstall a software on Debian server, run
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apt remove PKG_NAME |
Example
To all installed software with specific name, run
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dpkg-query -l PKG_NAME |
Example
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root@lab:~# dpkg-query -l 'nginx*' Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-================-============-========================================================= ii nginx 1.14.2-2+deb10u3 all small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server ii nginx-common 1.14.2-2+deb10u3 all small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server - common files un nginx-doc <none> <none> (no description available) un nginx-extras <none> <none> (no description available) ii nginx-full 1.14.2-2+deb10u3 amd64 nginx web/proxy server (standard version) un nginx-light <none> <none> (no description available) root@lab:~# |
In above list, packages start with
ii = installed
un = currently not installed on the server
When you uninstall a package, it won’t remove all config files, such packages list as uninsalled (un). To completely delete a package, its config file and data, use
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apt remove --purge PKG_NAME |
Example
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apt remove --purge apache2 |
After removing a software package, you may need to run apt autoremove to remove any unused dependency.
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apt autoremove |
See apt