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How To Uninstall Programs in Linux Mint

There are three methods to uninstall programs in Linux Mint: 1) From the program menu by right clicking the program and selecting uninstall, 2) From the package manager by searching for the program, marking it for removal, and applying changes, 3) From the terminal by using the command "sudo apt-get remove" followed by the program name. Each method will remove the program and confirm the removal.

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How To Uninstall Programs in Linux Mint

There are three methods to uninstall programs in Linux Mint: 1) From the program menu by right clicking the program and selecting uninstall, 2) From the package manager by searching for the program, marking it for removal, and applying changes, 3) From the terminal by using the command "sudo apt-get remove" followed by the program name. Each method will remove the program and confirm the removal.

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How to Uninstall Programs in Linux Mint

Method 1 of 3: Uninstalling From the Program Menu


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3. Click Menu. Go to the applications you want to remove. Right click on the unwanted software
and select Uninstall.

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8. Type your password and press Authenticate when asked.
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11. Look for the message that says, "the following packages will be removed." Click Remove.
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14. Wait for the programs to be removed. This can take some time. When the window disappears
is the uninstalling ready and the software is removed.

Method 2 of 3: Uninstalling From the Package Manager


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3. Open the Synaptic Package Manager. Click Menu and Package Manager; it will ask for your
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6. Type the name of software you want to uninstall in the Quick filter.
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9. Right-click on the package you want to uninstall and select Mark for Removal.
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12. Click Apply, to apply all marked changes.
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15. Check out the summary. This is the last opportunity to look trough the list of marked changes
before they are applied. Click Apply.

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18. Wait for the software to be removed. The marked changes are now being applied.
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21. Close the window.

Method 3 of 3: Uninstalling from the Terminal


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3. Open Terminal with keyboard short-cut CTRL+ALT+T.
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6. Copy the following command: sudo apt-get remove frozen-bubble
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9. Hit enter and your password.
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12. Look at the Terminal window for lots of information!
1. Example: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
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14. Use apt-get autoremove to remove them. The command autoremove is the most
effective. To continue type Y and hit Enter.

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