How To Install compiz-bcop on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-bcop on Debian 12.
What is compiz-bcop
compiz-bcop is:
Compiz Reloaded is the result of the re-unification of the Beryl-project and the community around the Compiz Window Manager. It seeks to provide an easy and fun-to-use windowing environment, allowing use of the graphics hardware to provide impressive effects, amazing speed and unrivalled usefulness
This tool is used to generate code for use with compiz plugins.
There are three methods to install compiz-bcop on Debian 12. 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-bcop 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-bcop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-bcop
Install compiz-bcop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-bcop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-bcop
Install compiz-bcop 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-bcop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-bcop
How To Uninstall compiz-bcop on Debian 12
To uninstall only the compiz-bcop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-bcop
Uninstall compiz-bcop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-bcop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-bcop
Remove compiz-bcop Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-bcop configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-bcop
Remove compiz-bcop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compiz-bcop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-bcop
Dependencies
compiz-bcop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-bcop package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.