ChromeOS | Linux Development Environment | uninstall an application

Note: Just a heads up, if you’re using a school or work Chromebook, your IT department might have turned off access to the Linux Development Environment. So before you give it a try, it’s best to chat with your system administrator or tech support. They’ll be happy to help you out!

• Open the Linux Development Environment menu.
• From within the menu select Penguin to open a Linux Terminal windows.
• First we are going to check for update by typing:

flatpak list

Note: This command will list any Linux applications installed into LDE. Using this list you need to note the Application ID of the app you are looking to update.

• We now need to type:

sudo flatpak uninstall [Application ID] 

Note: We need to use the sudo command in Linux, in order to gain temporary administrative privileges. This then allows us to perform tasks that require higher access permissions. However it is important to exercise caution when using sudo. As our user account will now have elevated access permissions to our system.

• You can now close the terminal window or uninstall another application.
• When prompted confirm that you wish to continue with uninstalling your application.
• Wait until you receive conformation that uninstalling your application have been completed.

• Google support article – Setup Linux on your Chromebook.
• Wikipedia – Virtual Machine.
• Flatpak website – www.flatpak.org.
• Flathub website – www.flathub.org.
• mydoodads article – How to install Linux Development Environment onto a Google Chromebook.
• mydoodads article – How to install Flatpak onto a Chromebook.