View Full Version : [ubuntu] How do I uninstall a deb package (non repository)
Julian David Pitt
August 26th, 2008, 09:40 PM
How do I please uninstall a Virtual Box package that I installed as the system does not seem to know of its existence when I try to run it from a terminal, saying that it is not installed. When I run the deb package with Gdebi it says it is already installed but I cannot find it anywhere. Where should I look for the command to start it please.
nbayiha
August 26th, 2008, 09:48 PM
Go look for the package in synaptic and remove it from there.
spiderbatdad
August 26th, 2008, 10:30 PM
perhaps in usr/bin
usr/bin/package_name
Have you tried locate?
sudo updatedb
locate package_name
Julian David Pitt
August 28th, 2008, 12:55 PM
The programe name is "Virtualbox_1[1].6.4-33808_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb", do I need to search for that or will Virtualbox suffice? If I then find it how do I actually uninstall it? Thanks.
Julian David Pitt
August 28th, 2008, 08:04 PM
When I run the code
julian@Hardy:~$ sudo updatedb
I am returned to the prompt after about 20 seconds
When I run
locate Virtualbox
I get
julian@Hardy:~$
I can see a folder called Virtualbox in /usr/bin, is that where it is installed. what should I be typing to start the program? Thanks
kerry_s
August 28th, 2008, 08:54 PM
When I run the code
I am returned to the prompt after about 20 seconds
When I run
I get
julian@Hardy:~$
I can see a folder called Virtualbox in /usr/bin, is that where it is installed. what should I be typing to start the program? Thanks
when you install virtualbox you need to log out and back in, then there will be a menu entry in system tools to launch it.
yes, from commandline it's: VirtualBox or VBox
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