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!

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score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '19 at 16:33

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You can try this:

sudo calibre-uninstall

It works for me.

answered Jun 25 '19 at 16:33

simhumileco

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This works for me also – 0xh8h Jul 02 '19 at 02:29

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered May 02 '13 at 08:26

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

answered May 02 '13 at 08:26

Willi

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It seems the second command is unnecessary, /opt/calibre is already removed by the first command. – CodyChan Nov 22 '17 at 03:01
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Simply running `sudo calibre-uninstall` worked for me. – today Mar 24 '19 at 23:04

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 24 '12 at 01:52

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Try

apt-get --purge remove <package>

package being the calibre package.

answered Apr 24 '12 at 01:52

bryan

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I installed calibre `manually`, that is to say, `by hand`, not through `apt`. – Vivodo Apr 24 '12 at 11:31
Due to the fact Calibre updates so often, Calibre recommends a script they publish to install. They recommend against apt and package installers. – Keltari May 02 '13 at 11:45

How to completely remove Calibre under Linux?

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