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uninstall github desktop from ubuntu

Uninstall GitHub Desktop from Ubuntu

How can I remove my github dektop app. It is not working perfectly, so I want to uninstall and re-install it.

Here is the command that produces an error:

sudo apt-get remove GitHub Desktop
Solution

  • There are 2 ways or i should say 2 commands :

    sudo apt remove github-desktop

    will remove the binaries, but not the configuration or data files of the package

    sudo apt remove --purge github-desktop

    will remove about everything regarding the package packagename, [...] Particularly useful when you want to 'start all over' with an application because you messed up the configuration.