How To Install compton on debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compton on debian 9.
What is compton
compton is a compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr. In addition to shadows, fading and translucency, compton implements window frame opacity control, inactive window transparency, and shadows on argb windows.
There are three ways to install compton 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 compton Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install compton using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compton
Install compton Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compton using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compton
Install compton 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 compton using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compton
How To Uninstall compton on debian 9
To uninstall only the compton package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compton
Uninstall compton And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compton and its dependencies that are no longer needed by debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compton
Remove compton Configurations and Data
To remove compton configuration and data from debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compton
Remove compton configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compton configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compton
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compton on debian 9 using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.