[How do I get this question re-opened?][1] A moderator has closed this question citing it as an exact duplicate, but its clear that any of the answers on the original question do not specifically answer the question I asked. I have updated the question with an answer as the method I took to resolve is issue was not prescribed in another answer and it worked. [1]: http://askubuntu.com/questions/123388/how-do-i-remove-lubuntu-desktop-from-ubuntu-12-04