How to Completely Remove W.I.N.E.

Completely removing Wine can be harder than just removing it from the Synaptic package manager. You can even delete the hidden .wine folder in your home directory and still have Wine configuration files left behind. So in case you want to completely remove Wine, simply copy and paste the following in the terminal. It will uninstall Wine and remove it from the menu as well.

sudo apt-get remove wine

Then

rm -rf $HOME/.wine
rm -f $HOME/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine*
rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/applications/wine
rm -f $HOME/.local/share/desktop-directories/wine*
rm -f $HOME/.local/share/icons/????_*.xpm

Then you can reinstall it if you so desire.

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Jay Forrest is a long‑time Linux enthusiast who switched to Ubuntu in 2008 after a Windows XP virus convinced him to embrace open‑source software. A former host of the Linux User Podcast, Jay has worked in technical support for AOL, EarthLink, and Route 66 Casino, built his first 486 in the 90s, and has provided web design for businesses and nonprofits. He works with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and basic PHP, and enjoys exploring open‑source software. As a former Fedora Ambassador, Jay is dedicated to sharing why Linux—secure, stable, and open—remains his platform of choice.