How to remove an installed package in Emacs (ver 24+)?

Question

I'd like to remove several packages that I've installed. When I invoke package-list-packages, I notice that there is a 'd' (mark for deletion) command and an 'x' (execute). However, it seems like this simply removes the package name/description from the list and not the actual files under ~/.emacs.d/elpa. What am I doing wrong or missing? Surely there must be some way to remove installed packages.

Answer 1

The command package-menu-mark-delete (key 'd') followed by package-menu-execute (key 'x') worked for me.

Also here is very good introduction: Package management in emacs - The good, the bad and the ugly

Answer 2

I've noticed that all the installed packages end up at the bottom of the list. If a new version of the package you want to uninstall is available, it will occur twice in the *Packages* buffer, once for the new version, listed as available, and a second time, listed as installed, for the old version. Only the version listed as installed can be marked for deletion using d and subsequently removed using x, answering yes to the question in the mini-buffer. That removes the actual files in the elpa directory for me.