Uninstalling a downloaded program.

[darkweasel]

Tab Gilbert schrieb:
> Hello:
>
> Yesterday I downloaded and installed
>
> nautilus-dropbox_0.5.0-1_i386_ubuntu_8.10.deb
>
> using the nautilus Package Installer on an Intrepid laptop.  I am not 
> certain but I think some how it bonked the wireless.  I would like to 
> uninstall it to see if it is causing the problem.  I did not change 
> the repositories but simply downloaded and installed.  I searched the 
> mail list archive and the forums and it appears that
>
> sudo apt-get remove --purge PROGRAM
>
> is the correct method for removing the program.
>
> So, Am I correct in using
>
> sudo apt-get remove --purge nautilus-dropbox_0.5.0-1_i386_ubuntu_8.10.deb
>
> to remove it and see if this is the cause of my wireless problem?
>
> I am just using my version of a systematic approach and the wireless 
> worked before the dropbox install. It is the only real change I have 
> made to the system before it stopped working.
>
> thanks-
>
> tab
No. Use:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nautilus-dropbox
This is most likely the package name - which is different from the filename.