How To Install simple-ccsm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-ccsm on Kali Linux.

What is simple-ccsm

simple-ccsm is:

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

This package contains a simple compizconfig settings manager application.

There are three methods to install simple-ccsm 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 simple-ccsm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simple-ccsm

Install simple-ccsm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simple-ccsm

Install simple-ccsm 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-ccsm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple-ccsm

How To Uninstall simple-ccsm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the simple-ccsm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple-ccsm

Uninstall simple-ccsm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simple-ccsm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-ccsm

Remove simple-ccsm Configurations and Data

To remove simple-ccsm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-ccsm

Remove simple-ccsm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-ccsm

Dependencies

simple-ccsm have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• simple-ccsm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-ccsm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.