I am finding it impossible to completely remove plex from my Ubuntu system, i get the following error:
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heemayl3 Answers
Plex Media Server Debian
Try to force the removal with sudo aptitude -f purge plexmediaserver If it doesn't work, try these commands:
Shot in the dark, but it helped me sometimes.
Reinstall the package, then try sudo apt-get --purge remove <package>.
Also make sure no process is running, related to this package.
If this doesn't work then do it the hard way..
get rid of the plex init entry
remove it from update-rc
Uninstall
Install Plex Media Server Ubuntu
delete the init.d entry