Uninstall phpstorm 7.1 on ubuntu to install phpstorm 8

Question

title says it all i want to uninstall phpstorm so i can upgrade but i cant figure out how. I have tired doing sudo apt-get remove phpstorm and also with the version number but it doesn't work.

I have also tried the synaptic package manger but still cant find phpstorm storm i have tried jet brains and phpstorm as well.

What can i do to remove it competently, should i just delete all of the files it is located in? Also what is the package name for phpstorm so made i can remove it with sudo apt-get remove 'packageName'

Appreciate all of the help thank you.

Answer 1

It is easy to complete uninstall phpstrom any version in Ubuntu . follow this instruction

1. enter your home directory
2. here you see .WebIde100 ( if it is hidden click ctrl + H to show hidden file)
3. there open terminal and delete this folder the command is
   sudo rm -rf .WebIde100/
4. then install your any version
5. enjoy and happy coding

Answer 2

You need only delete the directory installation, in my case the directory is:

use Ctrl+H to reveal hidden folders.

$rm -r ~/.PhpStorm2016.1

delete this directory and delete the script pstorm

$sudo rm /usr/local/bin/pstorm

you can find pstorm using

$whereis pstorm