Removing Applications via Synaptic

To remove applications installed from a DEB package via Synaptic, GNOME App Install, or any other means, search for the application you wish to remove either by clicking the Search button and typing the name of the application you wish to remove, or by clicking the Status button in the bottom-left corner of the Synaptic window, clicking Installed in the pane above that, and then scrolling through the list of installed packages that then appears in the top-right pane. Once you find the application in that list, right-click its name, and select Mark for Complete Removal to remove the application and any setting or configuration files for that application. When the window that tells you what is going to be axed ...

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