unwanted files - unable to remove Kubuntu

[darthman8]

i have a problem i downloaded some printer files which i now do not need, unfortunately i cant seem to delete them i presume that it may be something to do with permissions.
I used the Debain manpage dpkg for instructions on removal of unwanted files but this did not work. i used with out root then with and different methods
ie: -r , purge , and force in different ways but still get the same message unable to remove (file) which is not installed.
I type like this dpkg -r file am i doing something wrong here
If you can help it would be appreciated

cheers

ian

[iwanabeguru]

when you install packages with dpkg you must give the .deb filname to dpkg
but when you want remove a package you need the package name.

for example:
gpdf in gpdf_1.0.2-3-i386.deb

install
dpkg -i gpdf_1.0.2-3-i386.deb

remove
dpkg -r gpdf

for removing packages you can youse apt-get or aptitude

[darthman8]

Thanks for your reply iwanabeguru,
I did put .deb as it was originally written, what i have got is a folder with nothing in it which i renamed. i followed your suggestion to use apt-get this is what i get now
reading package lists done
building dependencies trees done
reading state information done
couldn,t find package amp

If i type LS it displays the file/folder amp so why will it not recognise the remove request.

cheers

ian