Removing Emacs completely

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I installed Emacs using sudo apt-get install emacs, and then removed it using sudo apt-get --purge remove emacs.

I also checked for any leftovers in the usual places like usr/share/applications etc.

The sudo apt-cache policy emacs says I don't have it installed. But typing emacs on the terminal opens it up!

And below is a screenshot of Synaptics showing me that emacs is installed...

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Any advice as to how completely remove it?

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I usually type sudo updatedb after the purge and locate package to see what’s left … and I keep deleting. Then sudo updatedb; locate package again, delete some more till everything is gone. Seems emacs installs emacs25 as the binary. You may have to purge emacs25 HTH

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I purged the emacs25 with same command…