How to completely remove Notepad++ in Ubuntu 18.04 terminal?
I can't find it in Synaptic package manager, and don't know where is on system, but I can see an icon in Activity. It is probably not completely installed, because I can't open it.
Asked
Active
Viewed 2.7k times
10
-
6How did you install it? – Pilot6 Jul 28 '18 at 13:48
-
@Pilot6 with apt-get install – Com Jul 28 '18 at 14:15
-
Are you *sure* you didn't install it via `wine`? – steeldriver Jul 28 '18 at 14:57
-
3Is it one of the alternatives from this link [7 Best Notepad++ Alternatives For Linux](https://itsfoss.com/notepad-alternatives-for-linux/)? For example, Is it a snap? Anyway, uninstall depends on the install. – sudodus Jul 28 '18 at 16:24
-
2If it's genuinely Notepad++, that would be worth putting in the title. – mwfearnley Jul 28 '18 at 20:11
-
1@sudodus Well, , maybe it's snap but anyway I get the error when I try to use a command from answer :( – Com Jul 28 '18 at 21:30
2 Answers
14
Notepad++ (notepad-plus-plus) is a snap package in the default repositories of all currently supported versions of Ubuntu. To remove Notepad++ open the terminal and type:
sudo snap abort --last auto-refresh
sudo snap disable notepad-plus-plus
sudo snap remove notepad-plus-plus
karel
- 110,292
- 102
- 269
- 299
-
2I don't know why, but there is a bag with Notepad: `error: cannot remove "notepad-plus-plus": snap "notepad-plus-plus" has "auto-refresh" change in progress` – Com Jul 28 '18 at 21:21
-
1I edited my answer with how to stop the "auto-refresh" change in progress. If that doesn't work remove the notepad-plus-plus snap directory with this command: `sudo rm -r snap/notepad-plus-plus` – karel Jul 28 '18 at 21:33
2
Try using this command to remove it while ignoring the "auto-refresh" progress:
sudo snap remove notepad-plus-plus now
Almog Karamani
- 43
- 3