When we are users of systems such as Windows or macOS and we migrate to Linux, in this case Ubuntu 20.04, we will find ourselves with a very different scenario to carry out daily tasks and one of them is the uninstallation of applications. In Windows we do this from the Control Panel and in macOS by dragging the app to the trash can but in Linux we see a different scenario, but don't worry that TechnoWikis will explain how to completely remove a program in Ubuntu 20.4..
Sometimes we lose control of the programs installed in Linux or in any other system, something that makes us need to free up space on the PC since the system usually begins to collapse causing problems. It is best to uninstall programs that we do not use in Ubuntu and leave it as clean as possible.
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1. Uninstall a program in Ubuntu 20.04 from terminal
Step 1
From Activities in Ubuntu 20.04 we can see which is the program to uninstall, for this example Steam:
Step 2
We access the terminal and execute the following:
sudo apt –purge remove steam
Note
We replace the name of the program with the application to be uninstalled.
Step 3
We enter the letter S to confirm the uninstallation of the program:
Step 4
After this we check that Steam is not available from Activities:
Step 5
If we run again “sudo apt –purge remove steam” we will see that the application does not exist to be uninstalled:
2. Uninstall a program in Ubuntu 20.04 from Software Center
Step 1
The Software Center in Ubuntu is a centralized point from where it is possible to manage applications and programs, we see which program we want to uninstall first:
Step 2
Now we open the Software Center and look for the application:
Step 3
We click on the "Remove" button and we will see the following message:
Step 4
We confirm by clicking on "Delete", after this we can see that the program is no longer installed in Ubuntu 20.04:
Step 5
With either of these two methods we can uninstall programs in Ubuntu 20.04
