How To Install compizconfig-settings-manager on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install compizconfig-settings-manager on Ubuntu 22.04. compizconfig-settings-manager is Compiz configuration settings manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compizconfig-settings-manager on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is compizconfig-settings-manager

compizconfig-settings-manager is:

The OpenCompositing Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity.

This package contains the compizconfig settings manager.

There are three methods to install compizconfig-settings-manager on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install compizconfig-settings-manager Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install compizconfig-settings-manager using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install compizconfig-settings-manager

Install compizconfig-settings-manager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install compizconfig-settings-manager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install compizconfig-settings-manager

Install compizconfig-settings-manager 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 compizconfig-settings-manager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install compizconfig-settings-manager

How To Uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the compizconfig-settings-manager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove compizconfig-settings-manager

Uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compizconfig-settings-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove compizconfig-settings-manager

Remove compizconfig-settings-manager Configurations and Data

To remove compizconfig-settings-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge compizconfig-settings-manager

Remove compizconfig-settings-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove compizconfig-settings-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compizconfig-settings-manager

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compizconfig-settings-manager package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.