How to uninstall packages installed with dpkg

Question

I've installed steam in my Kali Linux machine with dpkg. I want to uninstall steam.

I've already tried uninstalling steam with dpkg -r steam_latest and dpkg --purge steam_latest but it's giving me error

dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove steam_latest which isn't installed

Also I've tried uninstalling it with apt. Here is the result with apt

Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'steam:i386' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies: steam-launcher : Depends: python-apt but it is not going to be installed Recommends: jockey-common but it is not installable

E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Check if it is installed: sudo apt list --installed | grep steam — ed22, Oct 10 '19 at 07:09
Thank you so much, my problem has been solved. But what is the use of symbols `^` , `.` , `*`. I've already tried uninstalling steam with `apt purge` but I was unable to uninstall it properly. — AkshatPal, Oct 15 '19 at 16:21
the ^ and .* are part of regular expression. '^steam.*' matches all packages with names starting with 'steam'. I have converted my comment to an answer since it resolved your issue. — ed22, Oct 15 '19 at 21:43

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '19 at 21:44

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Try: sudo apt-get purge '^steam.*'

answered Oct 15 '19 at 21:44

ed22

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There are still some files left in the home/user directory. All starting with steam. Kill those mf too. – xpioneer Jul 19 '20 at 10:37

How to uninstall packages installed with dpkg

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