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Using Terminal to install and remove packages

In your terminal window use the following commands:

To install a package:

sudo apt-get install "your package name"


To remove a package:

sudo apt-get remove "your package name"


To cleanup left over files after removing a package:

sudo apt-get purge "your package name"


To check it was successfully removed:

sudo apt-cache show "your package name"