How do I uninstall a deb package (non repository)

[Julian David Pitt]

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]

Go look for the package in synaptic and remove it from there.

[spiderbatdad]

perhaps in usr/bin

usr/bin/package_name
Have you tried locate?

sudo updatedb
locate package_name

[Julian David Pitt]

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]

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]

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