Remove Pycharm completely , Ubuntu

Question

I want to remove my old pycharm completely from my Ubuntu machine so my new installation will not be affected from previous settings. Any help will be appreciated

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '15 at 10:05

You can try the following commands it will completely delete the pycharm with its preferences from ubuntu.

rm -fv /usr/local/bin/charm
rm -rfv ~/Library/Preferences/PyCharm?0
rm -rfv ~/Library/Caches/PyCharm?0
rm -rfv ~/Library/Application\ Support/PyCharm?0
rm -rfv ~/Library/Logs/PyCharm?0

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '18 at 00:48

Incase if pycharm is installed using snap package then you could remove it by running following commands:

sudo snap remove [pycharm-professional|pycharm-community]
rm -rf ~/.PyCharm2017.3
rm -rf ~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains/pycharm/

replace .PyCharm2017.3 with your installed version.

score 17 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 15 '17 at 05:58

If you installed by ./pycharm.sh

Remove all folder and files below :

/usr/local/bin/charm => should rm with sudo
~/.Pycharm<version>
~/.local/share/icons/jetbrains-pycharm.png
~/.local/share/applications/jetbrains-pycharm.desktop
~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains/

And now you can reinstall new version, or having a clean pc without pycharm.

baponkar · Answer 4 · 2023-07-10T19:40:51.957

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Try this

sudo snap remove pycharm-professional pycharm-community
sudo apt-get autoclean 
sudo apt-get autoremove

edited Jul 10 '23 at 19:40

answered Dec 21 '19 at 12:08

baponkar

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Unfortunately it's not enough – artu-hnrq Jan 07 '20 at 19:24
Why?@ArthurHenriqueDellaFraga – baponkar Jan 08 '20 at 12:08
Actually, you're right, @baponkar. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it and thought there were some left files after this command, but it is the [official way described](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/uninstall.html?section=Linux#snap) – artu-hnrq Jan 08 '20 at 18:31
This worked for me after i rebooted the machine. – Yaron Lambers Jul 04 '23 at 07:59

Rt.Tong · Answer 5 · 2020-04-22T06:45:25.027

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sudo find / -name *PyCharm*

Delete all output directories.

For example:

$ sudo find / -name *PyCharm*
[sudo] password for MY_USERNAME:
/home/MY_USERNAME/.cache/JetBrains/PyCharmCE2020.1
/home/MY_USERNAME/.PyCharmCE2019.1
$ rm -rf /home/MY_USERNAME/.cache/JetBrains/PyCharmCE2020.1 /home/MY_USERNAME/.PyCharmCE2019.1

edited Apr 22 '20 at 06:45

answered Apr 21 '20 at 05:50

Rt.Tong

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Please add some explanation to your answer such that others can learn from it. The given command does not delete anything – Nico Haase Apr 21 '20 at 06:35

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered May 23 '17 at 20:07

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As Pycharm doesn't have any install or uninstall program for ubuntu, the best way to delete it completely is by deleting the directory into which you have unpacked it and the .PyCharmx.x directory.

answered May 23 '17 at 20:07

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 26 '20 at 04:22

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if you have installed using ./pycharm.sh then

press ctrl+H to see the hidden folders in Home then go to .config then JetBrains there you delete the PyCharm folder

Now you can reinstall pycharm or enjoy your pycharm free PC :-)

answered Apr 26 '20 at 04:22

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 29 '21 at 21:45

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In Ubuntu you can do

sudo rm -rf ~/.config/JetBrains/PyCharm*
sudo rm -rf ~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains/

answered Aug 29 '21 at 21:45

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score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Aug 17 '20 at 10:39

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Open terminal (shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+T) in your ubuntu system and try this command:

sudo snap remove pycharm-community

edited Aug 17 '20 at 10:39

Jan Schultke

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answered Aug 16 '20 at 17:34

BISHWESHWAR SHOME

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Dec 12 '21 at 19:28

I see some of the answers pointing to ~/Library/* locations which I don't have by default in Ubuntu (specifically 18.04 Bionic Beaver), and maybe pertinent to MacOS systems.

For Ubuntu, here's my list of commands (for a standalone installation):

1. Delete the main app (snap|toolbox app|standalone) **see snap uninstallation cmds above)

# Clear caches and remnant files:
2. Remove the following dirs:
${HOME}/.config/JetBrains/<product><version>
${HOME}/.cache/JetBrains/<product><version>
${HOME}/.local/share/JetBrains/<product><version>
${HOME}/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains/*

Example:

~/.config/JetBrains/PyCharm2021.3
~/.cache/JetBrains/PyCharm2021.3
~/.local/share/JetBrains/PyCharm2021.3

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10

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Maybe, is a little convenience to leave this hidden file for update "major" installation: for example, since PyCharm Community Edition 2.4 to 2.6, I found this in home directory: PyCharmCE2018.2; the installer suggests use (default) or ignore.

answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10

ildgz

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score 0 · Answer 12 · edited May 22 '20 at 10:44

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open your terminal as common user

$rm -d -r ~/.PyCharm2019.3

run same command as root user

$sudo su
$rm -d -r ~/.PyCharm2019.3

note PyCharm2019.3 replaced with your PyCharm version

edited May 22 '20 at 10:44

David Buck

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answered May 22 '20 at 10:23

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Apr 03 '21 at 15:21

You can follow their official documentation, they've mentioned the proper way to Uninstall PyCharm depends on the method you used to install it.

Uninstall using the Toolbox App
Uninstall a standalone instance
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Uninstall silently on Windows
Uninstall the snap package on Linux
- Professional Edition
- Community Edition
- Educational Edition

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