When you download Raspbian, there are 'Python Games' installed. Is there an easy/clean way of removing this from the system including the Menu?
I preferably want to get rid of whatever 'Minecraft Pi' is too.
When you download Raspbian, there are 'Python Games' installed. Is there an easy/clean way of removing this from the system including the Menu?
I preferably want to get rid of whatever 'Minecraft Pi' is too.
Option 1: Remove the games menu.
Uncheck the Games category to hide it.
Reboot the pi (or restart the xserver) to update the menu.
Option 2 : Remove the games.
To remove Minecraft Pi:
sudo apt-get remove --purge python-minecraftpi
To remove python-games:
rm -rf ~/python_games
Reboot the pi (or restart the xserver) to update the menu.
The games were included by default to give students a starting point for making their own games. This is generally regarded as a great way to motivate young people and encourage experimentation.
Open the terminal, and type in
sudo rm -R /home/pi/python_games
This will delete the Python Games folder. Keep in mind you need to run this command with sudo.
If it is still listed in your Games, then you can try to look for the package in your installed packages. In the terminal, type in:
apt-cache pkgnames python | less
This will display all the packages whose name begins with "python". You must find the games package in the list of all packages, and once you found it, in the Terminal enter:
sudo apt-get purge <package-name>
However, beware that the package python-gamera is not related to Python games, but it is a cross-platform documentation package.
apt-get purge python-pygame
. However I managed to get rid of Minecraft Pi using apt-get remove --purge minecraft-pi python-minecraftpi
– James Vickery
Jun 23 '16 at 10:58
try typing the command
sudo apt-get remove python-pygame
then type `
sudo apt autoremove
for remove totally. for minecraft pi, just change command into
sudo apt-get remove minecraft-pi
then use autoremove again.