source packages complete uninstall

[vryni]

Hi all
I know i can stop deb-src package updates by commenting deb-src repositories in sources.list
but how can i completely remove ALL software source packages already installed without
leaving a mess behind / leave the system intact and tidy ?

[orythem27]

but how can i completely remove ALL software source packages

Can you explain what would you like to do by a specific example?
I don't understand how you can "install" a source package in the first place. The correct term would be "download".
Packages which only contain source code such as "linux-source" aren't source packages.

[hexadeximal]

if you the application was installed with apt you can try purge

From man apt
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed and purged (any
configuration files are deleted too).

If it was compiled from source maybe you can try
Make uninstall from the source folder

[vryni]

but how can i completely remove ALL software source packages

Can you explain what would you like to do by a specific example?
I don't understand how you can "install" a source package in the first place. The correct term would be "download".
Packages which only contain source code such as "linux-source" aren't source packages.

Thank you both for the quick response
I guess my question was triggered by my ignorance
I assumed that storing source code on my desktop was part of the Debian installation process
I have no use for source code