How To Install compiz-mate on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-mate on Debian 9.
What is compiz-mate
compiz-mate is:
Compiz brings to life a variety of visual effects that make the Linux desktop easier to use, more powerful and intuitive, and more accessible for users with special needs.
This package contains files needed to integrate compiz with the MATE desktop environment.
There are three methods to install compiz-mate on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install compiz-mate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-mate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-mate
Install compiz-mate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-mate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-mate
Install compiz-mate Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-mate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-mate
How To Uninstall compiz-mate on Debian 9
To uninstall only the compiz-mate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-mate
Uninstall compiz-mate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-mate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-mate
Remove compiz-mate Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-mate configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-mate
Remove compiz-mate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compiz-mate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-mate
Dependencies
compiz-mate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-mate package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
