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Somehow Chromium Web Browser is on my computer but it seems like a virus and I can not uninstall it! SO i found the following: To remove an application and all of its configuration files you'll need to purge it. Open up a terminal and run the following command: sudo apt-get purge chromium-browser Do I open Command Prompt and add this: sudo apt-get purge chromium-browser I am not a computer tech but I'm pretty good at following instructions! Please help me if you can. Thanks, electrikn <><

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    Yes, you do this in a terminal window. It may not remove all of the local configuration files, however. Those files, like browsing history should not be a problem.
    – Charles Green
    Commented Oct 10, 2015 at 14:07

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I am not sure if I understand what you mean by - it seems like a virus. However here are the steps to remove (purge) it.

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T (Alternatively, you can go to the dashboard and type terminal and select the same)
  2. The above step would open a terminal (since you mention command prompt - I believe you are a windows user & yes the terminal would look like a command prompt in windows).
  3. In the terminal type sudo apt-get purge chromium-browser and hit Enter. It would prompt for your password and remove the chromium browser.

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