How To Install compiz-plugins-default on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is compiz-plugins-default

compiz-plugins-default is:

This package ensures a clean upgrade path, and can be safely removed after the upgrade. compatible with Compiz.

There are three methods to install compiz-plugins-default 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-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 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-plugins-default using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins-default

How To Uninstall compiz-plugins-default on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• compiz-plugins-main

References

• compiz-plugins-default website

Summary

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