Firstly, i should say I'm an elementary os newbie.So I'm really sorry if my question is too basic, pretty please please be patient with me, I'd really appreciate your help. I installed Elementary OS Freya 2 weeks ago, my first Linux based operating system. I had the usual pictures icon down on my desktop, but i was "smart" enough to try to install a program called "gnome wallpaper slideshow". I got a warning that it gets into conflict with an already existing program or something like that (i think with the embedded photo viewer) but i ignored that warning and installed the program anyway. Now, when I try to open a .jpg (right click-open with...) i only get the option "create background slideshow, and when i click on it nothing happens. I'd like to uninstall this program but i can't seem to find it anywhere. I'd really appreciate your help. I would like to be able and see .jpg files just like it should usually work in Elementary OS. Thank you for your help!
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how do you installed?– RavanCommented Jun 28, 2016 at 1:40
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help me E: Unable to locate package maxthon-browse– nipp agarCommented Jun 21, 2017 at 23:05
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go to the aplications menu (at the left of the top of your screen) and look for software center, from there you can install and uninstall a lot of things with just a click
You can use:
sudo apt remove *package-name*
You have to replace package-name with the name of the software you want to remove.
If you want a simple uninstall
$~sudo apt-get remove 'application_name'
Or you can use
$~sudo apt-get purge 'application_name'
to uninstall the application and all relative files.
It seems in your case like you changed the default application that reads .jpg files.
Go to > System Settings > Applications > Image Viewer
And choose the default elementaryOS image viewer Photo Viewer.
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purge is better for me, since it can clean everythings Commented Dec 7, 2021 at 7:41