How do you remove vlc in Linux / UNIX using apt-get command?
Here is the tutorial to learn how to uninstall vlc with apt-get command.
Step 1: Open a terminal with 'su' access and enter the command as shown below.
apt-get remove vlc -y
Step 2: The command reads the package lists and proceeds with the uninstallation.
Result of the Command Execution shown below:
root@hiox:~ apt-get remove vlc -y
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
x11 apps sane utils libsm dev syslinux libpackagekit qt 12 libical0
python3 minimal libjaxp1.3 java dnsmasq base libtwolame0 libjargs java
libqca2 xfonts 75dpi libzbar0 libgnome bluetooth7 rpm2cpio xsltproc
libsilcclient 1.1 3 libido 0.1 0 libchewing3 data libice dev lp solve
libgail18 libpth20 libdigest sha1 perl fakeroot libxrandr dev libgmime 2.4 2
libv4l 0 ttf dejavu extra xfonts scalable libexpat1 dev libiw dev
libwebkit 1.0 common libxerces2 java libxdamage dev libgtk vnc 1.0 0
pkg config libnet dbus perl libxine1 x libcaca0 libmeanwhile1 libgucharmap7
libgnomecanvas2 0 libsamplerate0 libkpathsea5 xbase clients libevdocument2
libpthread stubs0 libicu42 gnome games common libavc1394 0 esound clients
libbonobo2 common gnome mime data libmodplug0c2 zenity libpangomm 1.4 1
scim bridge client gtk libotr2 libtie ixhash perl pulseaudio libspectre1
libcairo perl libxnee0 libsvga1 libgtk2 perl libgnome window settings1
libecal1.2 7 libbeagle1 libsane libxfixes dev libgtkmm 2.4 1c2a g++ 4.4
libqt4 test icedtea netx azureus libibus1 ttf dustin libzend framework php
libjack0 libnspr4 dev ibus gtk libxcb render util0 dev
libboost program options1.40.0 libnm util1 libax25 scim modules table
libxcb xv0 libbonobo2 0 phonon language pack zh hant base libevview2
libpolkit gtk 1 0 libgupnp 1.0 3 nvidia current modaliases
x11proto xinerama dev mobile broadband provider info libpcap0.8 libdca0
x11proto render dev libindicate gtk2 oxygen icon theme libxi dev
xmms2 plugin pulse java common libgdata google1.2 1 librpmio0
xubuntu plymouth theme librpm0 pulseaudio module x11 guile 1.8 libs
libmagick++2 rpm common icedtea 6 jre cacao libedata cal1.2 6
libxnconfig9.0.5 libiso9660 7 libpixman 1 dev libnspr4 0d libsqlite0
libcddb2 lxde common libdirectfb extra java wrappers libcommons cli java
default jre headless libass4 scim znc tcl g++ plymouth label
libfontconfig1 dev pidgin data libscim8c2a openjdk 6 jre lib
firefox locale zh hans firefox locale zh hant python3.1 libnss3 dev libgadu3
xorg docs core x11proto kb dev x11proto randr dev libwavpack1 libqt4 opengl
libdvbpsi5 libxinerama dev gcc 4.4 avahi utils x11 session utils
libpango perl cpu checker libglibmm 2.4 1c2a libxosd2 pcmanfm
openjdk 6 jre headless xtrans dev libatk1.0 dev libindicate4
libakonadiprivate1 libdevkit power gobject1 libsexy2 libchewing3
libmenu cache1 libbabl 0.0 0 libx264 85 libgegl 0.0 0 libffi5 libiec61883 0
libelf1 libforms1 libvlc2 libcairomm 1.0 1 libgdata common libgtkspell0
xubuntu artwork libsdl image1.2 libqt4 help libclutter gtk 0.10 0 blt
x11proto input dev xmms2 plugin id3v2 libgp11 0 libenca0 rtkit
libpulse browse0 libgcr0 libgnome desktop 2 17 libexempi3 x11proto fixes dev
gnome extra icons cnee xubuntu wallpapers vlc nox gcc libedataserverui1.2 8
gdb libsilc 1.1 2 xpdf reader cvs linux headers 2.6.32 74 libggi2
pulseaudio esound compat libesd0 linux headers 2.6.32 74 generic
libavahi ui0 iputils arping zend framework bin libedata book1.2 2 libgii1
phonon backend xine x11 xfs utils libupnp3 ttf arphic uming
libtelepathy glib0 x11proto xext dev libcolamd2.7.1 libnm glib2
kdepimlibs data indicator messages xulrunner 1.9.2 libmatroska0 modemmanager
tzdata java apport symptoms libxext dev libpulse mainloop glib0
libegroupwise1.2 13 icoutils libgtop2 common libaa1 libclutter 1.0 0
libspeexdsp1 libswt gtk 3.5 jni libieee1284 3 scim gtk2 immodule znc perl
x11proto damage dev libgnome2 canvas perl language support fonts zh hans
language support fonts zh hant linux headers generic rsync manpages
liba52 0.7.4 libpoppler glib4 libnotify dev libglib2.0 dev libzookeeper java
libxine1 console libswt cairo gtk 3.5 jni zlib1g dev lesstif2 liblzo2 2
desktop base libcairo2 dev xfonts 100dpi esound common lxmenu data
xmms2 plugin alsa im switch libglib perl liberror perl libzzip 0 13 tcl
libpango1.0 dev libfreetype6 dev libshout3 libdv4 libdvdnav4 build essential
libxau dev dpkg dev rpm libgii1 target x librpmbuild0 libxmmsclient6 libfs6
libdvdread4 scim bridge agent gstreamer0.10 x libgdata6 fglrx modaliases
libtotem plparser17 nvidia 96 modaliases tcl8.5 libqt4 assistant
pinyin database libgtop2 7 xmms2 core libgimp2.0 gnumeric common
libxine1 misc plugins python3 ttf arphic bsmi00lp liblircclient0
libgnomeui common xz utils synaptic libwebkit 1.0 2 libgupnp igd 1.0 2
ibus pinyin db open phrase language pack zh hans base gnome desktop data
python3.1 minimal libc ares2 libc6 dev libpackagekit glib2 12 tk8.5
libnautilus extension1 liblua5.1 0 libxcomposite dev libcamel1.2 14
libxcb render0 dev app install data libxrender dev xmms2 plugin vorbis
liboobs 1 4 libxmmsclient glib1 libmad0 libatspi1.0 0 libxml xpath perl xorg
lxpanel ttf arphic gbsn00lp libgpgme11 libart 2.0 2
evolution data server common libid3tag0 ca certificates java html2text
libcommons lang java vlc data libzephyr4 xmms2 plugin mad libxft dev
libx11 dev libtar libqt3 mt x11proto composite dev linux libc dev patch
manpages dev xvfb ttf arphic ukai libgnome menu2 language pack zh hans
language pack zh hant vzquota libebackend1.2 0 info dvd+rw tools
libggi target x libqt4 scripttools libavahi gobject0 libdbus 1 dev
libswt gtk 3.5 java system tools backends libc dev bin libnice0
murrine themes libxcb1 dev libimlib2 libxcb shape0 gstreamer0.10 nice
libgtk2.0 dev libmail sendmail perl libbonoboui2 common libssh 4 gimp data
libjs jquery libxcb shm0 libdirectfb dev libvlccore2 binutils
kdebase runtime data libjpeg62 dev znc extra libvcdinfo0 libdbus glib 1 dev
libebml0 nvidia 173 modaliases openjdk 6 jre libsys hostname long perl
libmpcdec3 libpam gnome keyring libgdata1.2 1 liblog4j1.2 java openbsd inetd
libjline java bcmwl modaliases gnome icon theme xmms2 icon libnet1
libnss3 1d x11proto core dev xmms2 client cli libxml twig perl
libgssdp 1.0 2 xmms2 client nycli libxine1 bin libxdmcp dev
libpthread stubs0 dev libsysfs dev pulseaudio utils libxcursor dev
libmpeg2 4 gnumeric doc libedataserver1.2 11 libgnomecanvas2 common
xpdf common vlc plugin pulse libasound2 plugins scim modules socket
libstdc++6 4.4 dev libebook1.2 9 libfaad2 libswt mozilla gtk 3.5 jni
libxine1 libaudiofile0 libpng12 dev
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
vlc
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
After this operation, 3994kB disk space will be freed.
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Removing vlc ...
Processing triggers for desktop file utils ...
Processing triggers for man db ...
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