Typically, they will bear the name of the program. The application might have created some hidden configuration files in your home folder as well, either directly as hidden configfiles in yoru home, or as folders/files under. One way is to delete the folder using the terminal with the command sudo rm /home/igor/opt/foxitsoftware. If you cannot delete these folders as normal user, then you will need to assume administrator privileges. You can remove the installed files by deleting the /home/igor/opt/foxitsoftware folder. Likely, no files will have been installed system wide. Your application fortunately is installed under your own home directory. If there is no reliable uninstaller of the application, or if it does not work, you have no other choice than to manually remove the installed files in as far as you can identify them. Software installed outside of the system indeed is not known/registered to the software management system APT. The package may have added settings for other software that it depends on, a simple delete on such (e.g.) config files may have adverse effects on those software packages. gzip, 7zip or "archive manager" on it may reveal more detail. If it is a single executable then using e.g. folder names) there is in it, this may provide more hints on what to use as parameters to locate.
config/ - or anything similar).įind the installation package you used and try to determine what and where (e.g. These should first of all locate directories that hold related files, but also reveal where configuration files may reside (e.g. (man locate, man updatedb provide minuscule info - these commands help locating files and folders) Locate -i | less - search the mlocate database. Sudo updatedb - updates the mlocate database. Sudo apt-get install mlocate - if the following isn't already installed. delete, remove configurations for) software that does not appear in dpkg -list:
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