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##PPA

add-apt-repository  ppa:zentyal/3.2
add-apt-repository --remove ppa:zentyal/3.2

Remove a PPA by using ppa-purge in terminal:

You might have noticed that in all the above three methods we only talked about deleting or removing a PPA. What about the applications installed using these PPAs? Will they be removed as a result of removing the PPA? The answer is NO. So this is when PPA purge comes in picture. It not only removes the PPA but also uninstalls all the programs installed by the PPA.

Install ppa-purge by using the following command:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

Now use it in following manner to purge the PPA:

sudo ppa-purge ppa-url

The URL of the PPA can be found in the Software Sources list.

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