How To Install compiz-mate on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-mate on Kali Linux.

What is compiz-mate

compiz-mate 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 MATE desktop environment.

There are three methods to install compiz-mate on Kali Linux. 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-mate 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-mate using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install compiz-mate

Install compiz-mate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install compiz-mate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install compiz-mate

Install compiz-mate Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install compiz-mate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install compiz-mate

How To Uninstall compiz-mate on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the compiz-mate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove compiz-mate

Uninstall compiz-mate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compiz-mate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-mate

Remove compiz-mate Configurations and Data

To remove compiz-mate configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-mate

Remove compiz-mate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove compiz-mate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-mate

Dependencies

compiz-mate have the following dependencies:

• compiz-gnome

References

• compiz-mate website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-mate package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.