How to Uninstall Programs in Linux Mint

Method 1 of 3:

Uninstalling From the Program Menu

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    Click Menu. Go to the applications you want to remove. Right click on the unwanted software and select Uninstall.
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    Type your password and press Authenticate when asked.
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    Look for the message that says, "the following packages will be removed." Click Remove.
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    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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    Open the Synaptic Package Manager. Click Menu and Package Manager; it will ask for your password.
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    Type the name of software you want to uninstall in the Quick filter.
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    Right-click on the package you want to uninstall and select 'Mark for Removal'.
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    Click Apply, to apply all marked changes.
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    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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    Wait for the software to be removed. The marked changes are now being applied.
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    Close the window.
Method 3 of 3:

Uninstalling from the Terminal

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    Open Terminal with keyboard short-cut CTRL+ALT+T.
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    Copy the following command: sudo apt-get remove frozen-bubble
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    Hit enter and your password.
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    Look at the Terminal window for lots of information!
    1. Example: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required.
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    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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