Need help uninstalling a program/package not from the Software Manager [SOLVED]

[AvatarMaker]

Hello. I am quite new to Linux Mint - coming from Windows. I recently tried installing a program that allowed me to sync my files on Linux Mint 20.1 install with my OneDrive folder. I followed most of the steps in this article:

https://www.fosslinux.com/8835/how-to-s ... -linux.htm

But I stopped at the step with the heading "Configuration" to look at the comments at the bottom of the article. From the comments, I discovered that there were many issues with this program and I tried to uninstall the program using the commands listed under the header "OneDrive Client Uninstallation". But it didn't seem to work for me. I was wondering if any of you would know the steps needed to uninstall this?
Thank you!

[dave0808]

You need to reverse the changes made as listed in that page (somewhat stating the obvious).

Easiest option would be to restore a timeshift backup made before you did all this. Then you would only need to remove the cloned git repo and the built files (assuming your timeshift is doing the default of not backing up your home directory)...

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rm -rf ~/oneDrive

If you don't have timeshift backups, then the next part could be tricky because you've added a repository to your system, and whilst you've "only" installed the packages that you were told to, the update/upgrade may have caused installation of newer packages from their location. What you can do is run Synaptic Package Manager. On the left hand side is a button 'Origin', click on that and it will list all your repositories. You can then select the item in the list that corresponds to https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/

Hopefully it will only list the packages that you installed and likely some dependencies. These will need to be removed and then the repository needs to be removed. But I don't want to go typing out all of that if you're able to go for the easy option of timeshift

[Flemur]

https://www.fosslinux.com/8835/how-to-s ... -linux.htm

On that page it says:

OneDrive Client Uninstallation

For some reason, if you think the tool is not for you, here are the uninstallation commands that should be entered in the Terminal.

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sudo make uninstall
rm -rf .config/onedrive

To 'make uninstall' you probable have to be in the same directory as when you made it.

[AvatarMaker]

You need to reverse the changes made as listed in that page (somewhat stating the obvious).

Easiest option would be to restore a timeshift backup made before you did all this. Then you would only need to remove the cloned git repo and the built files (assuming your timeshift is doing the default of not backing up your home directory)...

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rm -rf ~/oneDrive

If you don't have timeshift backups, then the next part could be tricky because you've added a repository to your system, and whilst you've "only" installed the packages that you were told to, the update/upgrade may have caused installation of newer packages from their location. What you can do is run Synaptic Package Manager. On the left hand side is a button 'Origin', click on that and it will list all your repositories. You can then select the item in the list that corresponds to https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/

Hopefully it will only list the packages that you installed and likely some dependencies. These will need to be removed and then the repository needs to be removed. But I don't want to go typing out all of that if you're able to go for the easy option of timeshift

Unfortunately, I did not set up timeshift. So I guess I will have to go with your second suggestion. So when I scroll through the list in 'Origin', the package I am looking for will be called "https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/"? Or is it something I would find under the tab 'Description'?

Would you mind elaborating on what needs to be done after I find the package? How I would go about removing its dependencies then the package itself?
Thank you so much!

Edit:
Okay I was confused and I realize that the list I am supposed to be scrolling through is under the header 'All'. So I scrolled through that list and I found something called "d-apt/main (netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net)". I attached an image of it in the Synaptic Package Manager.

Does this have anything to do with what I'm looking for? I couldn't find anything within 'Origin' that matches "https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/".

[linux-rox]

As regards the other part of the puzzle, you can remove the repo you added with Software Sources, a system app on Menu.

[dave0808]

Does this have anything to do with what I'm looking for? I couldn't find anything within 'Origin' that matches "https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/".

I clearly wasn't explicit enough previously - I just copy/pasted the URL as the basis of what to look for rather than being the exact string within the origin list. I've checked the list of packages on offer from the PPA and it's not all bad news

My only slight concern is that your list of "origins" includes multiple entries for netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net which should not be the case, unless you've added something extra.

At this point you might want to take a system backup, just in case any mistakes are made.

However, let's undo what that webpage told you to do. As you got as far as the configuration section, you will have installed the built software but you say that the uninstall didn't work. That's OK, let's look for the installed files..

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sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print 2>/dev/null

This says to find all entries starting at the top level root folder (referred to as '/'), looking for a name that begins with 'onedrive', and to print out the location of any that are found. The bit on the end simply discards any errors for folders (directories) that can't be accessed.

This may return no results or it may find /bin/onedrive and/or /usr/lib/systemd/user/onedrive.service. The actual paths may be different (for example /usr/bin/onedrive), but those are the "final" paths as determined by the project you downloaded. The chances are that it will also list the folder that the project was downloaded to, this will be in your home directory, so if your username is 'avatar' it may well list /home/avatar/onedrive.

If you're happy that it hasn't found anything that you may have called 'onedrive' (e.g. some document or picture), you can remove the files by extending the find command. This reduces the chances of making any copy/pasting errors...

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sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print -exec rm -ir {} \; 2>/dev/null

So now the find will show you the location of any file/directory, at that point it will wait for you to press the 'y' key to confirm or 'n' key to avoid removal.

Now remove the packages installed from netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net with the following command. Press 'y' to confirm when prompted if you're happy with the proposed list that you'll be shown...

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sudo apt purge libphobos2* dub dmd-compiler d-apt-keyring

Now we'll remove the repository entry and update the package manager so it notes the change..

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/d-apt.list
sudo apt update

Finally you will be left with the development package versions of the SQLite library and the cURL/OpenSSL library, as well as git. You may or may not need these. If you don't, you can remove them with..

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sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git

At that point, it should all be gone.

[AvatarMaker]

Finally you will be left with the development package versions of the SQLite library and the cURL/OpenSSL library, as well as git. You may or may not need these. If you don't, you can remove them with..

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sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git

At that point, it should all be gone.

How can I find out if I do need these after all?

[linux-rox]

Two ways come to mind. Doubtless there are others.

1. Before running the command live, do a dry run: apt remove --dry-run <package-names>. Will prompt to confirm removal of packages dependent on the ones you've specified.

As an aside, Mint's version of apt permits but doesn't require sudo (Ubuntu's does). Will prompt for password if elevated privileges are required for a particular task.

2. Check for reverse dependencies in advance with aptitude why <package-name>.

[AvatarMaker]

Two ways come to mind. Doubtless there are others.

1. Before running the command live, do a dry run: apt remove --dry-run <package-names>. Will prompt to confirm removal of packages dependent on the ones you've specified.

As an aside, Mint's version of apt permits but doesn't require sudo (Ubuntu's does). Will prompt for password if elevated privileges are required for a particular task.

2. Check for reverse dependencies in advance with aptitude why <package-name>.

Okay, so when I ran

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 sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print 2>/dev/null 

this appeared in the terminal:

/home/matthew/onedrive
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.service
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.service.in
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.o
/home/matthew/onedrive/src/onedrive.d


Does this mean that the name of the package I should be looking for the dependencies of is onedrive? Or is it named something else?

Edit:
I tried the command aptitude why onedrive but I got:

Not currently installed
The candidate version 2.3.13-1build2 has priority optional
No dependencies require to install onedrive

[AvatarMaker]

Two ways come to mind. Doubtless there are others.

1. Before running the command live, do a dry run: apt remove --dry-run <package-names>. Will prompt to confirm removal of packages dependent on the ones you've specified.

As an aside, Mint's version of apt permits but doesn't require sudo (Ubuntu's does). Will prompt for password if elevated privileges are required for a particular task.

2. Check for reverse dependencies in advance with aptitude why <package-name>.

Okay, so when I ran

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 sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print 2>/dev/null 

this appeared in the terminal:

/home/matthew/onedrive
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.service
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.service.in
/home/matthew/onedrive/onedrive.o
/home/matthew/onedrive/src/onedrive.d


Does this mean that the name of the package I should be looking for the dependencies of is onedrive? Or is it named something else?

Edit:
I tried the command aptitude why onedrive but I got:

Not currently installed
The candidate version 2.3.13-1build2 has priority optional
No dependencies require to install onedrive

Edit again:

Oh! When you said 'Before running the command live' you were referring to the command sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git?

If that's the case, then I ran aptitude why libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git and got this:

i libcurl4-openssl-dev Suggests pkg-config
i pkg-config Depends libdpkg-perl
i libdpkg-perl Suggests git

Are any of these important as far as you guys know?

Also:

I ran the command sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print -exec rm -ir {} \; 2>/dev/null and it printed:

/home/matthew/onedrive

However, it didn't prompt me at all to type in 'y' but I did anyway. Yet nothing happened.

[linux-rox]

Oh! When you said 'Before running the command live' you were referring to the command sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git?

Correct. But I meant for you to run aptitude why one package at a time (hence, <package-name>, singular).
And I'm not going to know what packages do off the top of my head. I'd have to research them, same as you.

[AvatarMaker]

Oh! When you said 'Before running the command live' you were referring to the command sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git?

Correct. But I meant for you to run aptitude why one package at a time (hence, <package-name>, singular).
And I'm not going to know what packages do off the top of my head. I'd have to research them, same as you.

Okay so in regards to a post you made earlier, you mentioned an application called Software Sources where I can find the repository I added and just remove it altogether. Well, I looked in there and I found a repository with the link 'https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/' that dave0808 mentioned in his first reply.

So would simply removing the repository solve the issue? I know that dave said that the repository could cause other packages to be installed. But would those extra packages be in the repository that I delete?

Here is a screencap of where I found the repository:

[linux-rox]

Removing a repository you no longer want is merely housecleaning. Of itself, doing so doesn't remove any packages. But, yes, you found the right place for removing the repository with Software Sources. FYI, dave gave you a Terminal command for doing the same thing. Either way works.

[dave0808]

Also:

I ran the command sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print -exec rm -ir {} \; 2>/dev/null and it printed:

/home/matthew/onedrive

However, it didn't prompt me at all to type in 'y' but I did anyway. Yet nothing happened.

You need to press the <Enter> key after pressing y. However, given what you have shown (that the only files left are the project files in your home directory), you can simply delete the folder. Either use the GUI file manager and delete as you might expect, or run the following to achieve the same thing..

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cd; rm -r onedrive

As for the remaining packages (SQLite, Git, etc), easiest option is to remove the dev packages as it's extremely unlikely that you need these unless you're a developer working with SQLite database and network connections. Either run the Synaptic Package Manager, search for each package in turn, click on the green square and select "Mark for removal". Do this for both packages, and then click on the "Apply" button in the tool bar. Alternatively run the following command..

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sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

The git package has quite a few dependencies, so unpicking those that are no longer necessary would require careful examination of your system. Personally I would either leave it installed, or simply remove 'git' and leave the dependencies alone.

After all of that, you could use sudo apt autoremove to look for any packages that the system believes are not needed and remove them as prompted. Or you can use Synaptic, click on 'Status' from the list of buttons in the bottom left, then click on "Installed (auto removable)" in the list on the upper left. For now though, you can keep things simple and leave them be.

Just to make sure all the onedrive stuff has gone, you can run the find command again, or use the Nemo file manager. Click on 'File System' on the right, then click on the 'search' icon and type in 'onedrive' where prompted.

[AvatarMaker]

Does this have anything to do with what I'm looking for? I couldn't find anything within 'Origin' that matches "https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/d-apt/".

I clearly wasn't explicit enough previously - I just copy/pasted the URL as the basis of what to look for rather than being the exact string within the origin list. I've checked the list of packages on offer from the PPA and it's not all bad news

My only slight concern is that your list of "origins" includes multiple entries for netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net which should not be the case, unless you've added something extra.

At this point you might want to take a system backup, just in case any mistakes are made.

However, let's undo what that webpage told you to do. As you got as far as the configuration section, you will have installed the built software but you say that the uninstall didn't work. That's OK, let's look for the installed files..

Code: Select all

sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print 2>/dev/null

This says to find all entries starting at the top level root folder (referred to as '/'), looking for a name that begins with 'onedrive', and to print out the location of any that are found. The bit on the end simply discards any errors for folders (directories) that can't be accessed.

This may return no results or it may find /bin/onedrive and/or /usr/lib/systemd/user/onedrive.service. The actual paths may be different (for example /usr/bin/onedrive), but those are the "final" paths as determined by the project you downloaded. The chances are that it will also list the folder that the project was downloaded to, this will be in your home directory, so if your username is 'avatar' it may well list /home/avatar/onedrive.

If you're happy that it hasn't found anything that you may have called 'onedrive' (e.g. some document or picture), you can remove the files by extending the find command. This reduces the chances of making any copy/pasting errors...

Code: Select all

sudo find / -name "onedrive*" -print -exec rm -ir {} \; 2>/dev/null

So now the find will show you the location of any file/directory, at that point it will wait for you to press the 'y' key to confirm or 'n' key to avoid removal.

Now remove the packages installed from netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net with the following command. Press 'y' to confirm when prompted if you're happy with the proposed list that you'll be shown...

Code: Select all

sudo apt purge libphobos2* dub dmd-compiler d-apt-keyring

Now we'll remove the repository entry and update the package manager so it notes the change..

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sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/d-apt.list
sudo apt update

Finally you will be left with the development package versions of the SQLite library and the cURL/OpenSSL library, as well as git. You may or may not need these. If you don't, you can remove them with..

Code: Select all

sudo apt remove libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git

At that point, it should all be gone.

Okay so I ran all these commands and deleted the 'onedrive' folder in my home directory.
And for the last command, I ran it without the word 'git' at the end.
So I went into the File System and I searched for 'onedrive' and I attached an image of what it found.

I should mention that in an earlier attempt to access my onedrive from my linux mint install, I created a web app that brought me to my Microsoft 365 account online to access my onedrive.
So after finding all of this, I uninstalled the web app, but after doing so all of this in the image showed up after doing the search again.

[linux-rox]

Do I infer correctly that you have now set up Timeshift? I notice those are file references to a snapshot created yesterday. If I'm right, create a snapshot today and delete yesterday's. Do it in that order, so Timeshift doesn't have to rebuild the whole archive.

This isn't necessary, by the way. Yesterday's snapshot will expire in due course without intervention. Having come this far, though, you might as well start with a clear slate. In a month or so, delete the snapshot you create today, as manual snapshots don't expire automatically.

[AvatarMaker]

Do I infer correctly that you have now set up Timeshift? I notice those are file references to a snapshot created yesterday. If I'm right, create a snapshot today and delete yesterday's. Do it in that order, so Timeshift doesn't have to rebuild the whole archive.

This isn't necessary, by the way. Yesterday's snapshot will expire in due course without intervention. Having come this far, though, you might as well start with a clear slate. In a month or so, delete the snapshot you create today, as manual snapshots don't expire automatically.

You are correct, I created a Timeshift of yesterday per dave's suggestion.
So I created a snapshot of today's and deleted yesterday's.
I once again searched in the directory 'file system' for 'onedrive' and found similar stuff. But I guess it must be the Mint icons for onedrive itself as a web app.

I will attach another image:

[linux-rox]

I'm mystified how you have icon files in snapshot which aren't on the system, but it's not worth worrying about. They're not gonna do anything. Heck, they wouldn't/won't do anything even if they were/are still in /usr/share. I'd let this go and recommend you do the same.

[AvatarMaker]

Okay. So then the problem is solved? If that's the case. I'd like to thank you, dave, and everyone else who helped me with this problem.

[dave0808]

It looks solved to me, however the question is really whether you are happy with what you have now. If so, feel free to mark the topic as solved for future viewers.