deluser

Removes a user (Debian/Ubuntu specific).

Ubuntu Debian Mint Pop!_OS Elementary OS Kali

Verified: 2025-10-08

Syntax

$deluser [OPTIONS] USER

Examples

$deluser john

$deluser --remove-home john

Typical use cases

Standard usage

deluser --help

Note Interactive tool for user deletion. See also <a class='link-badge' href='?query=userdel'>userdel</a> for the standard command.

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