Posted on November 20, 2010 by   Apple TV 2G, Apple TV Apps, AppleTV, Remove Applications   10 Comments

How To Remove Apple TV 2G Packages

    This is a quick, simple tutorial on how to remove application from the Apple TV 2G, for example Plex or NitoTV.

    Step 1. ssh into your Apple TV 2G. Open Terminal or a PC alternative.

    Step 2. Connect to your Apple TV. Type the following (please replace the IP address of YOUR Apple TV, this can be found by going to Settings – General – Network on the Apple TV:

    ssh root@YOURIPADDRESS

    Step 3. Then enter your password – The default password is “alpine”.

    alpine

    Step 4. Remove the application. Replace 'packagename' and 'whatever' with the names of the application you would like to remove.

    apt-get remove com.packagename.whatever

    Step 5. Restart Lowtide

    killall Lowtide

    Let us know how you get on, if you have any questions, feel free to leave them below.

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    • jTraf

      This is working for me, can you give an example?
      If I was trying to remove plex, I would put “apt-get remove com.plex.plex” ?

    • freud71

      I am wondering the same thing. I get “E: Couldn’t find package com.plex” when i am entering “apt-get remove com.plex.plex”

      • http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster

        Try ether this:
        apt-get remove plex-client-plugin

        Or this:
        apt-get remove com.plex.client-plugin

        Let me know if ether of those work and I will change the tutorial. Thanks

    • Blowndub

      That worked for me! ( apt-get remove com.plex.client-plugin )
      Can i SSH a list of packages so that i know exactly how to write down those packages? I’m trying to remove Last.FM.

      Thnx!

    • whiteTiki

      PLEASE HELP!!! I installed VNC Settings Via NitoTV and my appleTV crashed and now i have no visual.

      I managed to uninstall Exposed with this command:
      apt-get remove com.whatanbur.exposed

      but i cant find the package name or command for the VNC Settings package.

      NOTE: How did i find the name of the exposed package? i look into some youtube video untill i found one where they install the exposed package via nitoTV.. so the name of the package appears when its installing.

      SOLUTION: since i have no visual, i just need someone to go to their AppleTV > NitoTV > Install Software > VNC Settings and press enter… that’ll tell you the name of the package I need to uninstall

      Thx!

      • jzx

        try org.tomcool.vncsettings

    • ulf

      how to remove xbmc on apple tv?

      • http://iphoneblogr.com thescragster

        You can either just to a fresh restore of the Apple TV, or SSH in and use the following command:

        apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2

        Let us know how you get on

    • Stevie

      Hello , i installed a old version of aTvflash Black on a 4.4.4 apple tv 2..Now i bricked my device and my apple tv won’t even get in DFU mode…But i can ssh in terminal , how can i erase aTVflash black?

      • http://iphoneblogr.com JaeM1llz

        There’s no way to brick an AppleTV, it will always be able to go into DFU mode no matter what you do to the firmware.