How do I remove CLion-2016.2.3 completely from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

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I had installed CLion(2016.2.3) IDE from CLion-2016.2.3.tar.gz file. I accidentally deleted the CLion-2016.2.3.tar.gz file and CLion-2016.2.3 folder(which I got after extracting CLion-2016.2.3.tar.gz). Now CLion isn't working. When I ran dpkg --list from terminal, CLion wasn't present in the output. I want to remove CLion completely(all its files, folders, dependencies, etc.(even the configuration files)). How do I remove it completely?

rohankvashisht · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-09T16:55:11.670

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Run the following command in terminal to find all the directories and files containing clion in their name :-

$ sudo find . -iname "*clion*"

Then delete the directories and files you have found.

To delete directories/files, go to the location of that directory/file in terminal using cd and run the following command :-

$ sudo rm -rf DIRECTORY_NAME/FILE_NAME

edited Jul 09 '17 at 16:55

answered Jul 09 '17 at 15:57

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You could also run `sudo find . -iname "*clion*" | xargs rm -rf` to do it in one go – kimbo Jul 26 '18 at 16:33

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '16 at 15:59

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Simple Steps are :

Delete the clion folder you have downloaded and extracted.
Remove cache in ~/. using the command : sudo rm -r ~/.Clion.

answered Dec 27 '16 at 15:59

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '20 at 20:05

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Also need remove settings: /home/user/.config/JetBrains

answered Jul 22 '20 at 20:05

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gogaz · Answer 4 · 2019-04-26T19:35:33.803

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All Clion's binaries are store inside the folder you deleted.

But Clion sets up preferences at first launch, and you may have a menu icon which is pointing nowhere.

I suggest you run something like find ~ -iname "*clion*" and investigate what is found. If you are using Gnome2 or MATE desktop you will certainly find .desktop files which are the icons you are looking for.

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answered Jun 11 '17 at 00:21

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where I do ~ -iname "clion" It shoulds bash: /home/alireza: Is a directory, any idea what that means? – Alex Jun 15 '17 at 16:36

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 29 '16 at 20:41

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You need also to remove settings that are stored in ~/. directory. That's it for Unix/Linux.

answered Nov 29 '16 at 20:41

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 13 '21 at 19:20

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If you used snap to install you can uninstall using

sudo snap remove --purge clion

answered Aug 13 '21 at 19:20

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How do I remove CLion-2016.2.3 completely from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

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