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