How To Install compton-conf on Debian 9
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.