Have migrated my Daily PC to Linux Mint about 4-5 months ago. So far, the experience is good (except the initial part where i have to find a solution to sync Google drive locally without using the Online Accounts function).

But i have something which i am still very blur. In the initial part, i do a couple of terminal commands to install the stuff reuired for VSStudio and various plug-ins for my retro computer platform development.

I am still confused about where i can see all the stuff that has been installed. In Windows, i simply go to "Add or Remove Programs" and can see everything there. Here is not so easy unless i install everything from "Software Manager", but there are stuff which i need which is not available there.

After a couple of days, i have no idea what i have installed, much less a few months later. So i have a feeling if i ever need to remove these things, i won't know where to start. I understand you can check the list of installed programs using the sudo apt command, but that shows literally a gazillion stuff including dependancies.

How should i go about managing this? Any advice would be appreciated. Bear in mind i am a Linux noob, although i have used UNIX decades ago during college days. (I still know how to use vi!!!! ).

TQ

Thanks for your reply, but it is still a whole bunch of stuff which i have no idea what it is. Pretty sure i have installed a couple of things, but not to this extent. I suppose all these are either dependancies or system stuff....so i can't remove anything or manage anything...once i have installed something via terminal, it will probably be there forever unless i remember what i had install...🤦‍♂️