How To Install compizconfig-settings-manager on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compizconfig-settings-manager on Debian 9.
What is compizconfig-settings-manager
compizconfig-settings-manager is:
The OpenCompositing Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity.
This package contains the compizconfig settings manager.
There are three methods to install compizconfig-settings-manager 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 compizconfig-settings-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install compizconfig-settings-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compizconfig-settings-manager
Install compizconfig-settings-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compizconfig-settings-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compizconfig-settings-manager
Install compizconfig-settings-manager 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 compizconfig-settings-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compizconfig-settings-manager
How To Uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager on Debian 9
To uninstall only the compizconfig-settings-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compizconfig-settings-manager
Uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compizconfig-settings-manager
Remove compizconfig-settings-manager Configurations and Data
To remove compizconfig-settings-manager configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compizconfig-settings-manager
Remove compizconfig-settings-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compizconfig-settings-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compizconfig-settings-manager
Dependencies
compizconfig-settings-manager have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compizconfig-settings-manager package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
