- #Uninstall virtualbox and android studio install#
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- #Uninstall virtualbox and android studio archive#
- #Uninstall virtualbox and android studio software#
Stay tuned for the next Command Line article and make sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss the latest from the world of Chrome OS.When working with serial communication, there are many instances where the ability to create a virtual serial port can greatly facilitate our work. As Google finds more and more use-cases for this delivery method, Chromebooks are quickly becoming the Swiss Army Knife of computing and we’re excited to see what’s next. There are a lot of great tools to be found in Debian and the container tech that Chrome OS uses to deliver Linux applications is continuing to evolve every day. I hope this helps bolster your confidence in using Linux on your Chromebook. You won’t see any output with this command. To remove the archived files, use the clean command in the terminal thusly.
#Uninstall virtualbox and android studio install#
Keep in mind, you will need to download these files again should you decide to install GIMP or another package but that’s as easy as 1-2-3.
#Uninstall virtualbox and android studio archive#
These are saved in an archive file and no longer needed once a package is installed and/or removed. Last but not least, we want to remove the package file used for installing GIMP or any other applications. For gimp, this command will look like this: To do this, we will combine the purge and the auto-remove commands with the package name.
You can actually perform all of these functions in one fell swoop if you want to remove the package, config files, and dependencies all at once. To remove any dependencies, run the following command in the terminal. Linux can automatically remove these files if they are no longer needed by any other packages. Some examples are things such as font files used by GIMP. Depending on the package you are removing, you may have other files installed that were dependencies and may no longer be needed. If you plan on reinstalling the package and want to keep the configuration files, just omit the purge command and run sudo apt-get remove gimp. If that happens, just try again with an uppercase “Y”. I have found that the terminal will sometimes abort the process if the “Y” isn’t capitalized. When prompted, hit enter or press “Y” and hit enter. In your terminal, type the following command and hit enter. If you want to remove the package and any configuration files that came with it, you will use the purge and remove commands. Now we can begin the removal process of the package. Now that you have the exact package name, press Ctrl+C to return to the command prompt. In our example, the package is simply gimp. Move down the page until you find the package you want to remove and confirm the name of the package. Hitting enter will allow you to move down the list one-by-one or you can use the spacebar and move a page at a time. This will list all of your installed packages and the printout will pause at the end of the first row of visible commands. The quickest way to remove one of these applications is to simply right-click on the icon and select “uninstall.” Linux will now run the uninstall process in the background and there is no need to even open the terminal. Thankfully, many of the packages you install on your Chromebook will place a desktop icon in your Linux folder that can be found in your app launcher. How you uninstall a Linux app can vary depending on the specific application. While we have covered various methods with which you can install Linux applications, today, we’re going to take a look at how you can remove a Linux package.
#Uninstall virtualbox and android studio software#
I personally believe that the Chrome OS team has stumbled upon what could be the future of computing that could leverage containers and Plugin VMs to give users access to any software they need all through the portal that is Chrome OS.Īll that aside, we started the Command Line series to help you get the most out of Linux on your Chromebook. Linux apps on Chrome OS, isn’t perfect and there are still some pieces missing to make the experience 100% viable but there’s no question that it has added to the overall value of the Chrome OS ecosystem.
In that time, Google has brought a stable method to deliver a plethora of Linux applications to the Chrome operating system without the need for hacky workarounds that compromise the integrity and security of the platform. Linux on Chrome OS has come a long way since we first discovered the project that would bring containers to Chromebooks nearly four years ago.