# Uninstall command for deb package fails

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/uninstall-command-for-deb-package-fails/33878>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [December 17, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/uninstall-command-for-deb-package-fails/33878 "2009-12-17T13:29:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aze\_aze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@aze\_aze](https://community.wowza.com/u/aze_aze)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/uninstall-command-for-deb-package-fails/33878/1 "2009-12-17T13:29:16Z")

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> sudo dpkg –-purge wowzamediaserverpro
> 
> dpkg: need an action option
> 
> Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [\*];
> 
> Use `dselect' or `aptitude’ for user-friendly package management;
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> Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
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> Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
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> Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating \*.deb files;
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> Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [\*].
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> Options marked [\*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more’ !
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> How to uninstall Wowza when installed using the deb package?
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> Thanks 🙂
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> EDIT: this works, by the way the package is now wowzamediaserver, the pro suffix has been dropped 🙂
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> > sudo apt-get remove wowzamediaserver --purge

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**Author:** ![aze\_aze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@aze\_aze](https://community.wowza.com/u/aze_aze)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/uninstall-command-for-deb-package-fails/33878/2 "2009-12-17T13:55:06Z")

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By the way, the rights are a painful by default. What should be the proper rights to assign each folder? I guess it is not safe to run wowzamediaserver as root. What’s the best way of running it?

Thanks