How to remove Skype?

Solution 1:

Run:

sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux

Solution 2:

1. Click the "Ubuntu" button, type "Terminal" (without the quotations) and then press Enter.

2. Type sudo apt-get --purge remove skypeforlinux (earlier package name was skype) and then press Enter

3. Enter your Ubuntu password to confirm that you wish to completely remove Skype and then press Enter

4. Click the "Ubuntu" button, type "Home" (without the quotations) and then press Enter to open your home folder.

5. Press Ctrl-H to display hidden folders. Locate and delete the ".skype" folder. Copied and pasted...

Solution 3:

GUI method : Right click on Skype in app drawer and click Show details. You'll be redirected to Ubuntu Software Center. From there you can on uninstall. This would I call the easiest method.

CLI method: Open terminal and run sudo snap remove skype and if this doesn't work try sudo apt-get --purge remove skype

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Solution 4:

After removing Skype, you are to remove the remaining directories.

1. From your home directory write in the terminal command find . -name Skype
2. You will get the answer ./.config/Skype
3. Go to the config directory cd .config and then type ls
4. You will see two directories named skype: Skype and skypeforlinux
5. rm -r Skype skypeforlinux And it's done.