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How To Uninstall cpp-5 On Ubuntu 16.10
To uninstall cpp-5 just follow these instructions.
Are you having problems? You can always add cpp-5again by following the instructions at this link.
Uninstall just cpp-5
http://installion.co.uk/ubuntu/yakkety/main/c/cpp-5/uninstall/index.htmlGNU C preprocessorUbuntu 16.10interpreters5.4.1-2ubuntu2sudo apt-get remove cpp-5
This will remove just the cpp-5 package itself.
Uninstall cpp-5 and its dependencies
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove cpp-5
This will remove the cpp-5 package and any other dependant packages which are no longer needed.
Purging your config/data too
If you also want to delete your local/config files for cpp-5 then this will work.
Caution! Purged config/data can not be restored by reinstalling the package.
sudo apt-get purge cpp-5
Or similarly, like this cpp-5
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove cpp-5
Package Data
| Package | cpp-5 |
| Version | 5.4.1-2ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer | Ubuntu Core developers <[email protected]> |
| Home page | http://gcc.gnu.org/ |
| Description | GNU C preprocessor |
| Distro | ubuntu |
| Release | yakkety |
| Repo | main |
| Section | interpreters |