[DEBIAN / UBUNTU] FULLY Remove a problematic package, the old fashioned way. I suggest running as root.

fuck_this_pkg.sh

#!/bin/bash
# fuck_this_pkg.sh
# ----------------
# v2.3 + GPT-4 assistance

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# load ~/.ansi_colors.sh if available
FILE="~/.ansi_colors.sh"
COLORS=0
if [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
    source ~/.ansi_colors.sh
    COLORS=1
fi

if [[ "$#" -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo -ne "${A_BOLD}${A_RED}Provide a package to nuke please.${A_RESET}\n";
    exit 1;
fi

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echo -ne "\n${A_GREEN}${A_BOLD}fuck_this_pkg!!!!!!${A_RESET} by ${A_BLUE}${A_INVERSE}@zudsniper${A_RESET}\n";
ARGS="$@"
echo -ne "CHOPPING BLOCK: ${A_ITALIC}${A_GRAY}${ARGS}${A_RESET}\n\n";
echo -ne "${A_GRAY}... let's ${A_BOLD}do this thing.${A_RESET}\n";

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export ALL_PKGS="";

# remove (fully) a single apt package from Ubuntu / Debian based systems
#
function fuck_pkg() {
    if [[ "$#" -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo -ne "${A_RED}${A_INVERSE}[fuck_pkg]${A_RESET}${A_RED} Provide a single package to nuke please.${A_RESET}\n";
        return;
    elif [[ "$#" -gt 1 ]]; then
        echo -ne "${A_RED}${A_INVERSE}[fuck_pkg]${A_RESET}${A_RED} Provide a ${A_UNDERLINE}SINGLE${A_RESET}${A_RED}${A_BOLD} package to nuke please.${A_RESET}\n";
        return;
    fi

    # check if the package even exists
    PKG_EXISTS=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' $1 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed")
    if [[ ${PKG_EXISTS} -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo -ne "${A_RED}${A_INVERSE}[fuck_pkg]${A_RESET}${A_RED} Package not found or already removed: ${A_UNDERLINE}${1}${A_RESET}${A_RED}${A_BOLD}.${A_RESET}\n";
        return;
    fi

    # made it past the checks, killing stuff
    sudo dpkg --purge --force-all ${1}
    sudo apt-get remove --purge ${1}

    # finally, run all autoremoves & autocleans
    sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get autoclean

    echo -ne "${A_YELLOW}${A_ITALIC}fucking${A_RESET} ${A_INVERSE}${A_BOLD}${1}${A_RESET}${A_YELLOW}${A_ITALIC}...${A_RESET}\n";
    export ALL_PKGS="${ALL_PKGS}, ${1}"
}

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# patterns
begin_shit="Errors were encountered while processing:"
end_shit="needsrestart"

fuck_pkgs() {
    if [[ "$#" -lt 1 ]]; then
        echo -ne "${A_RED}${A_INVERSE}[fuck_pkgs]${A_RESET}${A_RED} Provide a list of packages to nuke please.${A_RESET}\n";
        return;
    fi

    # made it past the checks, killing things
    for var in "$@"
    do
        fuck_pkg $var
    done

    # debug: print leftover packages
    echo -ne "\ndebug: LEFTOVERS =${A_GRAY}${A_ITALIC}${ALL_PKGS}${A_RESET}\n";
    echo -ne "\ndebug: LEFTOVERS =${A_GRAY}${A_ITALIC}${ALL_PKGS}${A_RESET}\n";
}

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# run the function!
fuck_pkgs "$@"

echo -ne "\n\n${A_GREEN}${A_BOLD}hopefully I fucking wiped \"${A_RESET}${A_YELLOW}${A_BOLD}${A_UNDERLINE}${ALL_PKGS}${A_RESET}${A_GREEN}${A_BOLD}\" off the face of the earth for you.${A_RESET}\n";

fuck_this_pkg_lite.sh

#!/bin/bash
# fuck_this_pkg_lite.sh
# ---------------------
# no nice formatting
# 
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function fuck_pkg() {
    PACKAGE=$1

    # Check if the package is installed
    PKG_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' $PACKAGE | grep "install ok installed")
    if [ -z "$PKG_OK" ]; then
        echo "[fuck_pkg] Package not found or already removed: $PACKAGE."
        return
    fi

    # Move package info files
    sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/${PACKAGE}.* /tmp/

    # Remove the package using dpkg
    sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq ${PACKAGE}

    # Remove the package using apt-get
    sudo apt-get remove -y ${PACKAGE}

    # Run autoremove and autoclean
    sudo apt-get autoremove -y && sudo apt-get autoclean -y
}

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if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Provide a package to nuke please."
    exit 1
fi

echo "fuck_this_pkg!!!!!! by @zudsniper"
echo "CHOPPING BLOCK: $@"

for PACKAGE in "$@"
do
    fuck_pkg $PACKAGE
done

echo "hopefully I fucking wiped \"$@\" off the face of the earth for you."