How to completely remove Calibre under Linux?

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I installed calibre manually under Debian Linux Squeeze. Compare to its functionality, the mime-type problem of calibre drives me crazy! It associates almost everything with itself! Almost everything failed if I try to open some file using xdg-open in a terminal. What a idiot design!

Vivodo

Posted 2012-04-24T01:37:22.047

Reputation: 347

1Please note that the "code" formatting should be used only to wrap actual code or console commands; to just give emphasis you could use italics or bold text. – Sekhemty – 2013-05-02T09:41:33.903

Answers

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sudo python /usr/bin/calibre-uninstall
sudo rm -rf /opt/calibre

Willi

Posted 2012-04-24T01:37:22.047

Reputation: 161

1It seems the second command is unnecessary, /opt/calibre is already removed by the first command. – CodyChan – 2017-11-22T03:01:45.390

1Simply running sudo calibre-uninstall worked for me. – today – 2019-03-24T23:04:53.047

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You can try this:

sudo calibre-uninstall

It works for me.

simhumileco

Posted 2012-04-24T01:37:22.047

Reputation: 431

1This works for me also – Hoang Trinh – 2019-07-02T02:29:17.813

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Try

apt-get --purge remove <package>

package being the calibre package.

bryan

Posted 2012-04-24T01:37:22.047

Reputation: 7 848

3I installed calibre manually, that is to say, by hand, not through apt. – Vivodo – 2012-04-24T11:31:47.170

Due to the fact Calibre updates so often, Calibre recommends a script they publish to install. They recommend against apt and package installers. – Keltari – 2013-05-02T11:45:01.547