title: How do I remove/delete a virtualenv?
body: <p>I created an environment with the following command: <code>virtualenv venv --distribute</code></p>
  
  <p>I cannot remove it with the following command: <code>rmvirtualenv venv</code> -
  <strong>This is part of <a href="http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#rmvirtualenv" rel="noreferrer">virtualenvwrapper</a> as mentioned in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/18624789/452708">answer below for virtualenvwrapper</a></strong></p>
  
  <p>I do an <code>ls</code>on my current directory and I still see venv</p>
  
  <p>The only way I can remove it seems to be: <code>sudo rm -rf venv</code></p>
  
  <p>Note that the environment is not active. I'm running Ubuntu 11.10. Any ideas? I've tried rebooting my system to no avail.</p>