Cannot uninstall package

[sbaratheon]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to uninstall a package I installed via apt. I've tried "apt-get remove [package name]" but I get "dpkg was interrupted you must manually run sudo dpkg --configure -a" but this says that there is no space left on the device.

Any help would be great.

[stevepdp]

You can look at your disk usage by using the command:

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df -h

An easy way to free up some space:

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sudo apt-get clean

That will remove package cache which can be quite weighty if you've been running lots of installs and upgrades.

Run df -h again to see how much space you've freed up, and if it looks good then attempt the dpkg command again.

Let us know how you get on.

[sbaratheon]

Ah, I've got more space now and successfully ran "dpkg -- configure -a" but "sudo apt-get remove [packge]" said the package didn't exist.

Running "dpkg -s hplip [package]" came out with:

"
Package: hplip
Status: install ok not-installed
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Architecture: armhf
"