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