How to uninstall a .deb package (Ubuntu)

posted by Ted on 20 Jul 2010

New version of virtual box. Problem was, I needed to uninstall the old version first.

To uninstall a .deb package, open a terminal, and enter: 

sudo dpkg -r package_name

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Ted (pronounced "ED-ward") is a linux proselytizer who really wishes he had enough money to be a Mac proselytizer. He considers himself to be a configuration geek simply because he figured out how to configure his e-mail client to work with his company's Microsoft Exchange Server. He thought he loved Java until he discovered that "Love means never having to say you're static." He now professes his adoration for Ruby.

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