diff --git a/commands/setup-util b/commands/setup-util
index 692699d67..eadc41d1e 100755
--- a/commands/setup-util
+++ b/commands/setup-util
@@ -1107,7 +1107,8 @@ function setup_util() (
 	# Debian
 
 	# apt / Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint / elementary OS / etc
-	# installs remote .deb packages
+	# supports installing/uninstalling aplitude deb packages
+	# supports installing/uninstalling downloaded .deb files
 	# sucessor to aptitude
 	# https://wiki.debian.org/Apt
 	function do_apt_key_fetch {
@@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ function setup_util() (
 		fi
 	}
 	function do_apt {
-		local args=() packages=() repo="$APT_REPO" key="$APT_KEY" id="$APT_ID" keyring=''
+		local args=() packages=() repo="$APT_REPO" key="$APT_KEY" id="$APT_ID" keyring='' download_index download_url download_filepath
 		if test "${#APT[@]}" -ne 0; then
 			packages+=("${APT[@]}")
 		elif test "${#DEB[@]}" -ne 0; then
@@ -1312,6 +1313,19 @@ function setup_util() (
 			)
 		fi
 
+		# convert urls to local
+		for download_index in "${!packages[@]}"; do
+			download_url="${packages[download_index]}"
+			if [[ $download_url == 'http'* ]]; then
+				# fetch temp path
+				download_filepath="$(fs-temp --touch --directory='setup-util' --file="$name.deb")"
+				# download to temp path
+				down --filepath="$download_filepath" "$download_url"
+				# apt supports .deb packages for install and uninstall
+				packages[download_index]="$download_filepath"
+			fi
+		done
+
 		# packages
 		# use `apt-get`, as `apt` produces this warning on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
 		# WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.
@@ -1319,10 +1333,10 @@ function setup_util() (
 	}
 
 	# dpkg / Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / elementary OS / etc
-	# installs local .deb files, and with our helper, remote .deb files
+	# supports installing/uninstalling downloaded .deb files
 	# https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/dpkg.1.html
 	function do_dpkg {
-		local args=() packages=() i=0 download_filepath='' url=''
+		local args=() packages=() download_index download_filepath download_url
 		if test "${#DPKG[@]}" -ne 0; then
 			packages+=("${DPKG[@]}")
 		elif test "${#DEB[@]}" -ne 0; then
@@ -1351,16 +1365,29 @@ function setup_util() (
 			)
 		fi
 
+		# dependencies
+		if test "$action" = 'uninstall'; then
+			source "$DOROTHY/sources/ripgrep.bash"
+		fi
+
 		# convert urls to local
-		for i in "${!packages[@]}"; do
-			url="${packages[i]}"
-			if [[ $url == 'http'* ]]; then
+		for download_index in "${!packages[@]}"; do
+			download_url="${packages[download_index]}"
+			if [[ $download_url == 'http'* ]]; then
 				# fetch temp path
 				download_filepath="$(fs-temp --touch --directory='setup-util' --file="$name.deb")"
 				# download to temp path
-				down --filepath="$download_filepath" "$url"
-				# update packge with its download path
-				packages[i]="$download_filepath"
+				down --filepath="$download_filepath" "$download_url"
+				# adjust the cmd
+				if test "$action" = 'uninstall'; then
+					# if uninstalling, use the package name
+					packages[download_index]="$(
+						dpkg -I "$download_filepath" | rg -o --regexp='Package:\s+(.+)' --replace='$1'
+					)"
+				else
+					# update packge with its download path if installing
+					packages[download_index]="$download_filepath"
+				fi
 			fi
 		done