How To Install compiz-plugins on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins on Kali Linux.
What is compiz-plugins
compiz-plugins 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 standard plugins that come with compiz. Compiz without these plugins is not very useful.
There are three methods to install compiz-plugins 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-pluginsInstall compiz-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-pluginsInstall compiz-plugins 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-pluginsHow To Uninstall compiz-plugins on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the compiz-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-pluginsUninstall compiz-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-pluginsRemove compiz-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-plugins configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-pluginsRemove compiz-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compiz-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-pluginsDependencies
compiz-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.