how to uninstall xmms player in linux

[vish786]

due to some problem xmms player is not opening... i wanna uninstall xmms player.... how can i do tat?????????????

[Desi-Tek.com]

sudo dpkg -r xmms

[mehulved]

I'd rahter recommend using apt.

[kaustav_geek]

due to some problem xmms player is not opening... i wanna uninstall xmms player.... how can i do tat?????????????
Which distro do you use and how did you install xmms ??

In case you're on a debian derivative and installed it using apt-get/synaptic, use :
sudo apt-get remove xmms
In case you used yum,
sudo yum remove xmms
And , in case you compiled it from source,
sudo dpkg -r xmms

[praka123]

^^ for Debian/ubuntu:
~$sudo apt-get remove --purge xmms
and in ubuntu,do:
~$sudo apt-get autoremove
^ will remove other unwanted packages not used by any main package.

[kaustav_geek]

So, otherwise the unwanted packages aren't removed ? Can you please elucidate ?

[vish786]

i am usin opensuse.. i hav installed using yast :)

@kaustav_geek thanks for ur tuto... problem is solved close the thread plz

[praka123]

So, otherwise the unwanted packages aren't removed ? Can you please elucidate ? This is a feature in Ubuntu which removes some libs which are not removed by default.It is not yet afaik present in Debian.
Yes.deborphan is what we uses in debian for removing stray packages.
~#deborphan | xargs apt-get --purge remove -y http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/134


as for using --purge with apt-get or dpkg,
actually apt just removes the package.but not completely.for that u need to use the --purge switch.check in synaptic-there are two options for a given installed packages-remove,remove completely.
for more info read man dpkg

dpkg -r | --remove | -P | --purge package ... | -a | --pending
Remove an installed package. -r or --remove remove everything
except configuration files. This may avoid having to reconfigure
the package if it is reinstalled later. (Configuration files are
the files listed in the debian/conffiles control file). -P or
--purge removes everything, including configuration files. If -a
or --pending is given instead of a package name, then all pack‐
ages unpacked, but marked to be removed or purged in file
/var/lib/dpkg/status, are removed or purged, respectively.

Removing of a package consists of the following steps:

1. Run prerm script

2. Remove the installed files

3. Run postrm script
[quote]INFORMATION ABOUT PACKAGES

http://www.abc.se/home/m10828/webgine1320e_linux/man__H_dpkg.html
also as u know,installing a pkg doesnt mean its completely configured.
remember "dpkg --configure -a" or "apt-get/aptitude install -f " cmd.

[kaustav_geek]

i am usin opensuse.. i hav installed using yast :)

You mean during Open Suse Installation ?? How then did you screw xmms ??? Well, on a second thought... you can screw anything.. :D ... Chal... Be careful next time dude...

@praka123

Thanks for the insight...

[Vivek788]

@praka123
Didn't know these many things existed in that process....thanks