How To Install compton-conf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install compton-conf on Debian 9. compton-conf is Compton Configurator for Qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compton-conf on Debian 9.

What is compton-conf

compton-conf is:

Qt configuration tool for X composite manager

This package contain Compton Configurator.

There are three methods to install compton-conf 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 compton-conf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install compton-conf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install compton-conf

Install compton-conf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install compton-conf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install compton-conf

Install compton-conf 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 compton-conf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install compton-conf

How To Uninstall compton-conf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the compton-conf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove compton-conf

Uninstall compton-conf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compton-conf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove compton-conf

Remove compton-conf Configurations and Data

To remove compton-conf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge compton-conf

Remove compton-conf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove compton-conf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compton-conf

Dependencies

compton-conf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compton-conf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.