How to Uninstall XAMPP From Ubuntu using Terminal

1. Stop the XAMPP services:

Open the terminal and type the following command to stop the XAMPP services:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

2. Remove the XAMPP directory:

Now, type the following command to remove the XAMPP directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/lampp

3. Remove the XAMPP symbolic link:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP symbolic link:

sudo rm -f /usr/bin/xampp

4. Remove the XAMPP configuration files:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP configuration files:

sudo rm -f /etc/xampp

5. Remove the XAMPP log files:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP log files:

sudo rm -f /var/log/xampp

6. Remove the XAMPP man page:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP man page:

sudo rm -f /usr/share/man/man1/xampp.1.gz

7. Remove the XAMPP desktop icon:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP desktop icon:

sudo rm -f /usr/share/applications/xampp.desktop

8. Remove the XAMPP icon:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP icon:

sudo rm -f /usr/share/icons/xampp.png

9. Remove the XAMPP menu entry:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP menu entry:

sudo rm -f /usr/share/menu/xampp

10. Remove the XAMPP service:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP service:

sudo rm -f /etc/init.d/xampp

11. Remove the XAMPP cron job:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP cron job:

sudo rm -f /etc/cron.d/xampp

12. Remove the XAMPP logrotate job:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP logrotate job:

sudo rm -f /etc/logrotate.d/xampp

13. Remove the XAMPP user:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP user:

sudo userdel -r xampp

14. Remove the XAMPP group:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP group:

sudo groupdel xampp

15. Remove the XAMPP configuration files:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP configuration files:

sudo rm -f /etc/xampp/xampp.conf

16. Remove the XAMPP log files:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP log files:

sudo rm -f /var/log/xampp/*

17. Remove the XAMPP database files:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP database files:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/xampp/*

18. Remove the XAMPP web root directory:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP web root directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/lampp/htdocs/*

19. Remove the XAMPP cgi-bin directory:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP cgi-bin directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/lampp/cgi-bin/*

20. Remove the XAMPP tmp directory:

Type the following command to remove the XAMPP tmp directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/lampp/tmp/*