How To Install compiz-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 plugins that come with compiz but not officially supported.
There are three methods to install compiz-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compiz-plugins
Install compiz-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compiz-plugins
Install compiz-plugins 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins
How To Uninstall compiz-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the compiz-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins
Uninstall compiz-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compiz-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-plugins
Remove compiz-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove compiz-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-plugins
Remove 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-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.