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I install intelliJ Idea community in my ubuntu 20.04 system. And by mistake i disabled the android option.. so i wanted to reinstall it. So i type "sudo apt-get remove " But it always shown E: unable to locate the package

And It is not only for this software, it cannot locate any software

Aishwarya Roy
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sudo apt update
sudo apt list --installed 
sudo apt remove name_app
sudo apt-get remove name_app 
sudo apt remove name_app1 name_app2
itsme
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first, execute the following two lines to ensure you don't have a broken package issue.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

if we are facing any error, comment below with the issue. most of all will be resolved when you execute the above two lines. you will not get the issue with sudo apt-get --purge remove either

a simple way to uninstall any software on ubuntu

sudo apt-get --purge remove app_name

example

sudo apt-get --purge remove obs-studio

Finally, once again

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Sindhukumari P
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  • Now why on earth would I want to potentially upgrade a package I'm looking to purge? Updating and upgrading should be done afterwards – SimonC Sep 21 '21 at 07:37
  • It is always better to update & upgrade `before` and `after` removing a package to ensure you are not adding any extra work. I faced it. I purged some packages, but I ended up getting dependency errors or broken package errors. So, It is best to update & upgrade ****before & after*** – Sindhukumari P Sep 23 '21 at 21:39
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To find the exact package name in the system

  1. dpkg --list | grep package-name
  2. to remove the package and also its config files sudo apt-get remove ––purge package-name

if this didnt work for you . you can remove and purge later in 2 steps

  1. sudo apt-get remove package-name
  2. follow below step a. Note: if you do just remove it won't delete the config files

a) if you have already removed package to remove config files and delete package cache completely follow below steps

  1. sudo -i
  2. apt purge package-name
Chandana MS
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