How to uninstall git

How to uninstall git

To uninstall git just follow these instructions.

Uninstall just git

sudo apt-get remove git

This will remove just the git package itself.

Uninstall git and it's dependencies

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove git

This will remove the git 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 git then this will work.

 Caution! Purged config/data can not be restored by reinstalling the package.

sudo apt-get purge git

Or similarly, like this git

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove git