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Muhammad Taqi
Asked: 2014-12-05 03:45:24 +0800 CST

How to List all software installed on Ubuntu 14.04 and Uninstall them

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I am beginner to Ubuntu. I have installed ubuntu desktop 14.04 and have tried to install PHP, Apache, MYSQL and PHPMYADMIN through terminal. I have tried many commands but have only installed Apache and php.

After some time i see that i have installed these software in many directories. So Now i want to see the list of All these software installed on my system and uninstall them and then install in a secure Way.

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Open up a terminal and type,

     $ dpkg --list

    to list all the installed packages.

    To completely remove the package you want, type:

     $ sudo apt-get purge <package_name>

    For example,

     $ sudo apt-get purge phpmyadmin

    Also, the easiest way to install these services is using tasksel,

     $ sudo apt-get install tasksel
 $ sudo tasksel
   (Select LAMP server and follow instructions)
 $ sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
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  2. Open up Ubuntu software center. Go to Installed tab and in the search, simply type * (asterick), the software center will show up all the installed software by category. To uninstall any software, simply highlight it and click Remove.

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  3. To list all packages, type the following command in the terminal:

    $ sudo dpkg --list

    To remove package:

    $ sudo apt-get remove package-name

    To remove package along with its configuration files if there is any:

    $ sudo apt-get purge package-name
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