How To Install compiz-plugins-extra on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins-extra on Debian 9.
What is compiz-plugins-extra
compiz-plugins-extra is:
This package ensures a clean upgrade path, and can be safely removed after the upgrade.
There are three methods to install compiz-plugins-extra 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-plugins-extra 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-plugins-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-plugins-extra
Install compiz-plugins-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-plugins-extra
Install compiz-plugins-extra 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-plugins-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins-extra
How To Uninstall compiz-plugins-extra on Debian 9
To uninstall only the compiz-plugins-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins-extra
Uninstall compiz-plugins-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-plugins-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-plugins-extra
Remove compiz-plugins-extra Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-plugins-extra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-plugins-extra
Remove compiz-plugins-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compiz-plugins-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-plugins-extra
Dependencies
compiz-plugins-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins-extra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
