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Uninstall git, ubuntu

Uninstall git

To remove just git package itself from Ubuntu 14.04 execute on terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove git

Uninstall git and it's dependent packages

To remove the git package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Ubuntu Trusty.

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove git

Purging git

If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of git from Ubuntu Trusty then this will work:

$ sudo apt-get purge git

To delete configuration and/or data files of git and it's dependencies from Ubuntu Trusty then execute:

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove git
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