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Uninstall Guide

This guide covers how to remove Teams for Linux from your system, including the application itself, package repositories, and user data.

tip

The uninstall steps depend on how you originally installed the application. If you're unsure, check your package manager's installed packages list.

Package Repository Installations​

Debian/Ubuntu (apt)​

# Remove the application, its configuration, and any orphaned dependencies
sudo apt purge --autoremove teams-for-linux

# Remove the repository source
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams-for-linux-packages.sources

# Remove the signing key
sudo rm /etc/apt/keyrings/teams-for-linux.asc

# Update package lists
sudo apt update

RHEL/Fedora/CentOS (dnf/rpm)​

# Remove the application
sudo dnf remove teams-for-linux

# Clean up orphaned dependencies
sudo dnf autoremove

# Remove the repository configuration
sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/teams-for-linux.repo

Distribution-Specific Packages​

Arch Linux (AUR)​

# Using yay
yay -Rs teams-for-linux

# Using paru
paru -Rs teams-for-linux

# Using pacman directly
sudo pacman -Rs teams-for-linux

Ubuntu (Pacstall)​

pacstall -R teams-for-linux-deb

Snap​

sudo snap remove --purge teams-for-linux

Flatpak​

flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux

Manual Installations​

Debian/Ubuntu (.deb installed via dpkg)​

sudo dpkg -P teams-for-linux

Red Hat/Fedora (.rpm installed via rpm)​

sudo rpm -e teams-for-linux

AppImage​

AppImage files are standalone executables with no system-level installation. Delete the AppImage file you downloaded:

rm teams-for-linux_*.AppImage

If you used AppImageLauncher, also remove the desktop integration it created.

Portable Installation (tar.gz)​

Delete the extracted directory:

rm -rf teams-for-linux/

Removing User Data​

Uninstalling the application does not remove your user data and configuration. To perform a complete removal, delete the configuration directory for your installation type:

Installation typeConfiguration directory
Standard installations (deb, rpm, AUR, etc.)~/.config/teams-for-linux
Snap~/snap/teams-for-linux/current/.config/teams-for-linux/
Flatpak (user install)~/.var/app/com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux/config/teams-for-linux
From source~/.config/Electron/
warning

Removing user data deletes your cached login sessions, configuration, and any local application data. This action cannot be undone.