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I know that there are similar questions in Ask Ubuntu regarding uninstalling Google Chrome, like these:



But the answers of those posts are kinda outdated.



As far as I remember, the steps I followed to install Google Chrome were:



  1. I downloaded the 64-bit .deb package from https://www.google.com/chrome/.

  2. I installed the .deb package (I don't remember if I installed it using the terminal or GUI, but I guess it doesn't matter).


One thing which is crucial to note, which is mentioned before downloading the .deb package from the website, is (emphasis from the original):



Note: Installing Google Chrome will add the Google repository so your
system will automatically keep Google Chrome up to date. If you don’t
want Google's repository, do “sudo touch /etc/default/google-chrome”
before installing the package.



Screenshot of Google Chrome's download page (https://www.google.com/chrome/)


As far as I remember, I didn't execute sudo touch /etc/default/google-chrome before installing the package .


So as far as I know about Ubuntu and package management, I must remove the Google repository and then uninstall the app. I've heard of ppa-purge but I'm not sure if ppa-purge is helpful in this case since Google is using a repository, not PPA. Or am I mistaken?


What's the proper way to uninstall Google Chrome (I don't need any configuration files to be left behind)?


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To completely uninstall Google Chrome do the following:



  1. Run the following command to remove Google Chrome along with any dependencies:


    sudo apt purge --auto-remove google-chrome-stable


  2. Run the following command to remove the Google Chrome repository:


    sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list*


  3. Run the following command to remove Google Chrome directories in your ~ directory:


    rm -rf ~/{.cache,.config}/google-chrome



If you'd like to do all the above in one line, you can run:


sudo apt purge --auto-remove google-chrome-stable && sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list* && rm -rf ~/{.cache,.config}/google-chrome

Regarding ppa-purge, you are right. You cannot use it to remove the Chrome repository, since it is not a PPA.


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