How do i uninstall Extreme Download Manager on ubuntu 12.04?

**deaton25** · February 15th, 2014

hi

how do i uninstall Extreme Download Manager on Ubuntu 12.04? That means also getting rid of the icon that appears in the Application area of Dash as well as all the Java related stuff that was downloaded with it
i tried using 'sudo apt-get purge xdman' but i am not certain that that did the job

please tell me that i didn't make things worse, PLEASE!). I was told that xdman was uninstalled but
all the Java related stuff is still in the History section of the ubuntu software center and the extreme download manager icon is still in the app section of Dash. And i want to get rid of that also. I have heard that Java is dangerous because its loaded with spyware etc!

thanks

**ian-weisser** · February 15th, 2014

The 'xdman' package does not seem to be in the Ubuntu Repositories (nor Debian archives).
That means two things.

1) You got it from somewhere else (where?)
2) It's not supported by this forum. It's supported by whomever you got it from.

But we can try to help a bit.

- Java-related stuff in 'History' is...well, history. Uninstalling does not alter the past. Paste it here if you want our opinion.
- Where did you get xdman from? How did you install it? How you installed it determines how you uninstall it.
- Look in /var/log/apt for the terminal log of package management sessions. Find the session where you uninstalled xdman. Paste that entire session here.
- Please don't spread FUD. Java is not "loaded with spyware." Some malware is written in Java, but some malware is written in lots of languages.

**deaton25** · February 15th, 2014

I do know that usually when something is uninstalled , the removal shows up there.This time the only thing that showed up when i used 'sudo apt-get purge xdman' was
the removal of 'lbnspr-O4 (4.9.5 OubuntuO 12.0.4.2)' I have no idea what that is....
2) I got xdman from SourceForge and downloaded it from there
3) being new to Ubuntu, i do not know how to use the /var/log/apt directory and thus do not know how to find the session where i think i uninstalled xdman

**bc.haynes** · February 15th, 2014

To check the log: Enter in Terminal:

Code:

cd /var/log/apt

To change to the apt directory.

You want to look at history.log, so:

Code:

cat history.log | less

You can scroll through the log OR press the <Spacebar> to move down a page at a time.
When you find what you are looking for, copy and paste the results in your thread.
Change back to your home directory after finishing:

Code:

cd ~/

Hope this helps.

**deaton25** · February 15th, 2014

Start-Date: 2014-02-15 04:40:40
Commandline: apt-get purge xdman
Purge: xdman:amd64 (3.0.1)
End-Date: 2014-02-15 04:40:51
(END)

AND THAT' S IT. Does this mean that 'xdman' has been uninstalled? if not, how do i uninstall it? thanks

**deaton25** · February 15th, 2014

Start-Date: 2014-02-15 04:40:40
Commandline: apt-get purge xdman
Purge: xdman:amd64 (3.0.1)
End-Date: 2014-02-15 04:40:51
(END)

does this mean that xdman has been uninstalled? if not how do i uninstall it?