Re: [cochiselinux] [article] apt remove vs apt purge: What’s the Difference?
1 message · started by Rex Bouwense on Nov 25, 2022
Re: [cochiselinux] [article] apt remove vs apt purge: What’s the Difference?
From Rex Bouwense · Nov 25, 2022
Excellent. For those of you that don't understand the difference, it is spelled out nicely here. We were going to do a short presentation on this but all the information you need is in the article. https://itsfoss.com/apt-remove/
RexTo uninstall an application in
the Ubuntu terminal, you can use:
To uninstall an application in the Ubuntu terminal, you can use:
sudo apt remove package_nameBut in various forums, you may come across the suggestion to use the apt purge command for removing applications completely.
This leaves you confused because using apt purge is quite similar to apt remove:
sudo apt purge package_nameSo, why are there two similar commands for removing packages? What’s the difference between the two? Let me explain it to you with a few examples.
