How can a user be deleted in Ubuntu?

To delete a user on Ubuntu, you can use the following method:

  1. To delete a user using the command line tool, open the terminal and use the following command (administrator privileges required):
  2. Remove a user using the command “sudo deluser “.
  3. This will remove the specified user and their home directory.
  4. To delete a user’s home directory without deleting the user itself, you can use the following command (also requiring administrator privileges):
    Delete the user’s home directory: If you only want to delete the user’s home directory without deleting the user itself, you can use the following command (also requiring administrator privileges):
  5. Delete the directory named “” from the /home directory.
  6. This will remove the home directory of the specified user.

Please note that deleting a user will permanently delete the user, including their related files and settings. Before deleting a user, make sure to backup important data or transfer it to another user.

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