As far as video games are concerned, the Steam gaming platform is the leader in this sector , with thousands of games and millions of users with registered accounts, which is its way of bringing its content to the public. It is so efficient that there are few gaming sectors where we cannot get it and this leads to a great demand. We can also remove the limitations to the account and have greater access to everything, even with perfectly adaptable spaces in the Linux operating system.
In a matter of installing it there is no loss, the thing is that if you want to do without this and uninstall it permanently , from your Ubuntu operating system, you must follow a series of steps, so that there is no residue after the uninstallation, as they come to be some details, that if they are not eliminated they will still be there. In this article we will show you what it is about, and how to remove it completely and completely from the computer.
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- What commands are required to remove a game from Steam or the application itself?
- In what way can only one Steam game be uninstalled on Ubuntu?
- Through windows
- Manually
- What are the steps to uninstall Steam in Ubuntu correctly?
- From the Ubuntu Software Center
- Using the ‘purge’ command
- Using the ‘remove’ command
What commands are required to remove a game from Steam or the application itself?
Sometimes by means of the option to share games from the library , they can suggest us one, which we do not like in the end, and we want to get rid of the game but not remove the platform itself, we must remember that what you uninstall from your account you will not be able to get it back so easily, and you will lose most of the things you have acquired.
To uninstall using the commands you must be in the terminal to open it (Ctrl + Alt + T) and copy “sudo apt-get remove steam” then to delete any hidden folder or file copies “rm –r ~ / .local / share / steam . This will remove everything that is left of this application.
In what way can only one Steam game be uninstalled on Ubuntu?
Now to uninstall a game from Steam , but preserving its data in the library, you must do the following. First in the Steam application you must open the library, then right-click on the game to delete , this will open a drop-down menu, select the Uninstall option, it will ask you for a confirmation and uninstall again. After this the game will be grayed out and do not open access to it.
Through windows.
Sometimes we share Steam games that do not convince us in the end, To uninstall them from Windows, just go to Start> settings> applications> Applications and features> Steam then uninstall and uninstall again, in this way the Steam installation wizard and we follow the steps to complete the process and voila, it will be removed from the computer.
Manually.
To do this process manually we go to Start> Control Panel> programs> Programs and features, locate Steam and then right click and choose to uninstall, then we will see the wizard to which we will follow the steps to complete the process; It only remains to check on the disk that there is no program folder left, but if there is one, we delete it and that would be it.
What are the steps to uninstall Steam in Ubuntu correctly?
To completely eliminate Steam, with everything it contains and not leave a trace, from the Ubuntu operating system you must follow a series of specific steps to achieve it. And it is not enough just to uninstall to delete everything, we must ensure that the files that are in the library and also those that were created at the time of installation are eliminated.
From the Ubuntu Software Center
The Ubuntu software center is none other than the service from where you can download applications , from a virtual store as well as the others that we already know as the AppStore for example, you open the Ubuntu software center, you look for Steam within it and after you locate it, you can uninstall it, now it remains to delete the user files that are very large, for this open the explorer and click on “see” then on “show hidden files” and then locate the path .local / share / Steam and delete it.
Using the ‘purge’ command
This option is also valid to do this, we open a terminal and then copy the following “sudo apt purge steam” now after this we copy “S” to confirm this action, then a window will appear asking us to confirm, which will be completely deleted everything related to Steam and we accept.
Then we are going to write this command to delete the launcher “sudo apt purge steam-launcher”, and then we enter this command to delete the folders that may remain “cd ~ / .local / share && rm -rf Steam” then “S” to confirm , now we are going to eliminate the components for this we copy in the terminal “rm ~ / .steampath”, and later “rm ~ / .steampid”. And then we confirm that it is not in Ubuntu.
Using the ‘remove’ command
This process is simple, from a terminal write, “sudo apt remove steam” then we must enter the letter “S” to confirm this action, then we check that the executable application is not in the activity center.