How To Install compiz-core on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-core on Debian 9.
What is compiz-core
compiz-core 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.
Compiz combines together a window manager and a composite manager using OpenGL for rendering. A “window manager” allows the manipulation of the multiple applications and dialog windows that are presented on the screen. A “composite manager” allows windows and other graphics to be combined together to create composite images. Compiz achieves its stunning effects by doing both of these functions.
There are three methods to install compiz-core 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-core 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-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-core
Install compiz-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-core
Install compiz-core 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-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-core
How To Uninstall compiz-core on Debian 9
To uninstall only the compiz-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-core
Uninstall compiz-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-core
Remove compiz-core Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-core configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-core
Remove compiz-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compiz-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-core
Dependencies
compiz-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-core package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.