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issue uninstalling Vivaldi fixed (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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my copy of Vivaldi seems to be terminally broken but everything i have tried to remove doesn't work. after using the scudo purge it is still in my start menu and it stills boots up in a broken state

what do i do to remove completely and try a fresh install

Ok i got it fixed I just need to remove vivaldi and clear the local cache.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

sudo apt purge vivaldi-stable Then, as yourself (not root): rm -rf ${HOME}/.cache/vivaldi ${HOME}/.config/vivaldi

That removes the package, and your personal stored config and cache of the browser. NOTE: rm -rf is permanent without a backup or snapshot to restore from. Don't delete these unless you are certain you want to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ok thank you so much that did fix it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ok how do I make I'm myself not at the root level

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Open a new terminal and you should be fine. When using sudo you get root level access.