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Problem Uninstalling Telegram via Terminal

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Samuel Osoba

Having tried many standard terminal commands for removing Telegram which came up Ubuntu 20.04 after installation. All the commands returned error: there is no app like that on the system, though I keep seeing the app on the list of general applications and I can also open it, but not login into it. I tried the following commands:

samuelson@syncserve:~$ flatpak uninstall org.telegram.desktop/x86_64/stable
Command 'flatpak' not found, but can be installed with:

So, I figured that I needed to check via command for all the paths directory exists if any; hence I used the command below to check all possible paths for telegram:

find / -iname "*telegram*" 2>/dev/null

The output of the command was surprising, it was such a long list of directories for telegram, see below.

My issue here is how do I remove this program?

samuelson@syncserve:~$ find / -iname "*telegram*" 2>/dev/null
    /var/lib/snapd/mount/snap.telegram-desktop.fstab
    /var/lib/snapd/mount/snap.telegram-desktop.user-fstab
    /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.telegram-desktop.telegram-desktop
    /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap-update-ns.telegram-desktop
    /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.telegram-desktop.hook.configure
    /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.desktop
    /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.telegram-desktop.hook.configure.src
    /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.telegram-desktop.telegram-desktop.bin
    /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.telegram-desktop.telegram-desktop.src
    /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.telegram-desktop.hook.configure.bin
    /var/lib/snapd/sequence/telegram-desktop.json
    /var/lib/snapd/snaps/telegram-desktop_3544.snap
    /var/lib/snapd/snaps/telegram-desktop_3530.snap
    /var/lib/snapd/inhibit/telegram-desktop.lock
    /var/lib/app-info/icons/ubuntu-focal-universe/64x64/telegram-desktop_telegram.png
    /var/lib/app-info/icons/ubuntu-focal-universe/48x48/telegram-desktop_telegram.png
    /var/lib/app-info/icons/ubuntu-focal-updates-universe/64x64/telegram-desktop_telegram.png
    /var/lib/app-info/icons/ubuntu-focal-updates-universe/48x48/telegram-desktop_telegram.png
    /var/snap/telegram-desktop
    /var/cache/apt/archives/telegram-desktop_2.1.7+ds-2~ubuntu20.04.1_amd64.deb
    /usr/lib/ezra-bible-app/resources/app/node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/brands/telegram-plane.svg
    /usr/lib/ezra-bible-app/resources/app/node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/svgs/brands/telegram.svg
    /tmp/snap.telegram-desktop
    /run/snapd/ns/telegram-desktop.mnt
    /run/snapd/ns/snap.telegram-desktop.info
    /run/snapd/ns/snap.telegram-desktop.fstab
    /run/snapd/lock/telegram-desktop.lock
    /run/user/1000/snap.telegram-desktop
    /run/user/1000/doc/by-app/snap.telegram-desktop
    /run/systemd/units/invocation:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /run/systemd/units/invocation:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /run/udev/tags/snap_telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop
    /etc/systemd/system/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /etc/systemd/system/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /etc/udev/rules.d/70-snap.telegram-desktop.rules
    /snap/wormhole/349/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tqdm/contrib/__pycache__/telegram.cpython-38.pyc
    /snap/wormhole/349/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tqdm/contrib/telegram.py
    /snap/telegram-desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3530/meta/gui/telegram-desktop.desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3530/usr/bin/telegram-desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3530/usr/share/applications/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3530/usr/share/metainfo/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.metainfo.xml
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3544/meta/gui/telegram-desktop.desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3544/usr/bin/telegram-desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3544/usr/share/applications/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.desktop
    /snap/telegram-desktop/3544/usr/share/metainfo/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.metainfo.xml
    /snap/vlc/2344/usr/share/icons/breeze/apps/48/telegram.svg
    /snap/vlc/2344/usr/share/icons/breeze-dark/apps/48/telegram.svg
    /snap/bin/telegram-desktop
    /home/samuelson/snap/snap-store/common/.cache/gnome-software/odrs/org.telegram.desktop.json
    /home/samuelson/snap/telegram-desktop
    /home/samuelson/snap/telegram-desktop/3530/.local/share/TelegramDesktop
    /home/samuelson/snap/telegram-desktop/3544/.local/share/TelegramDesktop
    /home/samuelson/.local/share/TelegramDesktop
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000192/cgroup/cred_jar(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000192/cgroup/cred_jar(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0001024/cgroup/PING(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0001024/cgroup/PING(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/sock_inode_cache/cgroup/sock_inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/sock_inode_cache/cgroup/sock_inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-64/cgroup/kmalloc-64(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-64/cgroup/kmalloc-64(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/radix_tree_node/cgroup/radix_tree_node(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/radix_tree_node/cgroup/radix_tree_node(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/dentry/cgroup/dentry(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/dentry/cgroup/dentry(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/proc_inode_cache/cgroup/proc_inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/proc_inode_cache/cgroup/proc_inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000064/cgroup/anon_vma_chain(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000064/cgroup/anon_vma_chain(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/cgroup/anon_vma(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/cgroup/anon_vma(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:a-0000104/cgroup/buffer_head(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:a-0000104/cgroup/buffer_head(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/mm_struct/cgroup/mm_struct(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/mm_struct/cgroup/mm_struct(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-4k/cgroup/kmalloc-4k(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-4k/cgroup/kmalloc-4k(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-32/cgroup/kmalloc-32(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-32/cgroup/kmalloc-32(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/inode_cache/cgroup/inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/inode_cache/cgroup/inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-512/cgroup/kmalloc-512(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/kmalloc-512/cgroup/kmalloc-512(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/shmem_inode_cache/cgroup/shmem_inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/shmem_inode_cache/cgroup/shmem_inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/skbuff_head_cache/cgroup/skbuff_head_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/skbuff_head_cache/cgroup/skbuff_head_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000040/cgroup/pde_opener(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000040/cgroup/pde_opener(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000256/cgroup/filp(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000256/cgroup/filp(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000208/cgroup/vm_area_struct(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000208/cgroup/vm_area_struct(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/squashfs_inode_cache/cgroup/squashfs_inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/squashfs_inode_cache/cgroup/squashfs_inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/ext4_inode_cache/cgroup/ext4_inode_cache(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/ext4_inode_cache/cgroup/ext4_inode_cache(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000128/cgroup/pid(841:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount)
    /sys/kernel/slab/:A-0000128/cgroup/pid(828:snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount)
    /sys/fs/cgroup/devices/snap.telegram-desktop.telegram-desktop
    /sys/fs/cgroup/devices/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/devices/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/pids/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/pids/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/snap.telegram-desktop
    /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/unified/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3530.mount
    /sys/fs/cgroup/unified/system.slice/snap-telegram\x2ddesktop-3544.mount
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Having inspected the path log, I found traces to snap and I figured that it might have been installed using snap and not that it came with the OS during install like I presumed, hence, I found a command for removing SNAP installed apps: ```sudo snap remove telegram-desktop``` and that returned a successful removal result. At this point, I no longer have on the list of general apps on my PC, which is a good progress.
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After the removal, there was one more observation that was not satisfactory for me; I tried to run this command <br/> ```find / -iname "*telegram*" 2>/dev/null```<br/> again just to see if there were directories or files left-over on the PC from the app I just removed; which returned some list of paths, though not as long as the previous.<br/> Now, I will appreciate any for cleaning up my PC from all of the left-overs of files for this already removed app.?
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Correct. Although the system have now many snaps installed by default (and likely many more to come in the future), Telegram desktop is not one of them, it was installed by you or any other authorized user. That you "can't login" is the part that makes no sense because you aren't supposed to, in the desktop app. You're supposed to login in your phone!
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Telegram support the function of login on your desktop without a smartphone, a code is automatically sent your mobile phone, which when supplied log you in successfully into the app. It works that way on my windows PC.
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Yes, so what didn't work exactly? I've been using it for years and it never failed.
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Samuel Osoba
I put in my phone no. and the sms never delivers on my mobile, though I have already uninstalled it now.
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I believe you should simply try a sudo snap remove telegram-desktop or sudo snap remove --purge telegram-desktop to remove its settings as well.

Then, go ahead and manually remove ~/Downloads/Telegram Desktop. It really should be this simple

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Any ideas for removing the left over files displayed in terminal when I run this command `find / -iname "*telegram*" 2>/dev/null` it returns a list of file paths, though not as long as the previous result before it was removed.?
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could you please provide the list of file paths?
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Thank you. ```/var/lib/snapd/sequence/telegram-desktop.json /snap/wormhole/349/lib/python3.8/site- packages/tqdm/contrib/__pycache__/telegram.cpython-38.pyc /snap/wormhole/349/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tqdm/contrib/telegram.py *** /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/snap.telegram-desktop ``` Many more lines, but that's the pattern.
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these are all temporary or cache files produced by apps other than Telegram Desktop like `snapd` and `wormhole`. You can go ahead and delete them manually. Have you tried `sudo snap remove --purge $PACKAGE`? this command removes unused Snap settings which might help
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I guess it's completely removed from the uninstallation I already did. Thanks, I had already uninstalled it using the command you mentioned prior. Thanks again for your time.
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