How to Remove Mono From Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

"With a default install of Ubuntu Desktop 8.10, there are quite a few mono packages installed as standard. In fact there seem to be quite lot really (I counted 28!), especially considering they are only there to support two fairly minor applications: Tomboy and F-Spot. Although the good news is that Intrepid Ibex comes with one less Mono application than did Hardy; which also included Banshee.

"If you type the command dpkg -l '*mono*' you will get a list that looks something like this:"

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