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
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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.