Completely remove Notepad++

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How to completely remove Notepad++ in Ubuntu 18.04 terminal?

I can't find it in Synaptic package manager, and don't know where is on system, but I can see an icon in Activity. It is probably not completely installed, because I can't open it.

Is it one of the alternatives from this link 7 Best Notepad++ Alternatives For Linux? For example, Is it a snap? Anyway, uninstall depends on the install. — sudodus, Jul 28 '18 at 16:24
If it's genuinely Notepad++, that would be worth putting in the title. — mwfearnley, Jul 28 '18 at 20:11
@sudodus Well, , maybe it's snap but anyway I get the error when I try to use a command from answer :( — Com, Jul 28 '18 at 21:30

karel · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-09T08:14:31.573

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Notepad++ (notepad-plus-plus) is a snap package in the default repositories of all currently supported versions of Ubuntu. To remove Notepad++ open the terminal and type:

sudo snap abort --last auto-refresh  
sudo snap disable notepad-plus-plus   
sudo snap remove notepad-plus-plus

edited Nov 09 '22 at 08:14

answered Jul 28 '18 at 16:29

karel

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I don't know why, but there is a bag with Notepad: error: cannot remove "notepad-plus-plus": snap "notepad-plus-plus" has "auto-refresh" change in progress – Com Jul 28 '18 at 21:21
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I edited my answer with how to stop the "auto-refresh" change in progress. If that doesn't work remove the notepad-plus-plus snap directory with this command: sudo rm -r snap/notepad-plus-plus – karel Jul 28 '18 at 21:33

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '20 at 08:45

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Try using this command to remove it while ignoring the "auto-refresh" progress:

sudo snap remove notepad-plus-plus now

answered May 13 '20 at 08:45

Almog Karamani

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Completely remove Notepad++

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