Delete folder of program Completely

[prog-researcher]

i'm new to Ubuntu Really need help in this problem
Now i installed old version of a program that used a port for its processes , i deleted the folder of the program by `right click .. remove` and didn't know that it has any files in other place !! and didn't know that may be a process using port

i installed new version of the program and every time i ran the program , old version folder created and `empty` !!

Now i want to delete old version folder completely in right way
i searched for `PID` of the old version but it gave nothing !! sure because i deleted the folder of the program , HOW can i solve this

[grahammechanical]

Did you remove the program? Perhaps the old version is still installed and it is that which is loading. How did you install the old version of this program? Through Ubuntu Software Centre? How did you remove it?

Regards.

[prog-researcher]

i installed it by commands in terminal not through software center , and i removed it by deleted the folder only , i knew after that , it's wrong way to uninstall program like that !

[cariboo]

You can't uninstall a program by just deleting a folder, as there are files spread all over the / directory. The Debian/Ubuntu way is to use apt get, eg:

sudo apt-get purge <package name>

You can also use Synaptic Package Manager to completely remove a package.

[prog-researcher]

i knew that after deleted the folder but there is no files i guess still in the directory except the empty folder of old that created every time i ran new version ?

i used the above command but got unable to locate package , and couldn't find any package by regex

[steeldriver]

You will need to tell us how you installed it specifically - what actual terminal commands did you use?

[howefield]

Might help to know the program you are trying to uninstall, is it related to your other thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2303034 ?

[Topsiho]

This is a question that might contain the answer how to solve the problem. Just don't execute it before other forum readers have commented on it:
Is it not an idea just to install the program again (using Synaptic, or apt-get in the terminal), and THEN to remove it the correct way?

Topsiho

[prog-researcher]

here the link of how to install storm
http://10jumps.com/blog/storm-installation-single-machine

i used apt-get remove but gave me that
got unable to locate package , and couldn't find any package by regex

[prog-researcher]

any help ?