How To Install xcompmgr on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xcompmgr
xcompmgr is:
xcompmgr is the standard composition manager for the X Composite extension, which allows clients to modify what is drawn to the screen before it happens. This composition manager implements shadows, fading, proper translucency, and more.
There are three methods to install xcompmgr
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 xcompmgr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcompmgr
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcompmgr
Install xcompmgr Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcompmgr
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcompmgr
Install xcompmgr 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 xcompmgr
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcompmgr
How To Uninstall xcompmgr on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xcompmgr
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcompmgr
Uninstall xcompmgr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcompmgr
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcompmgr
Remove xcompmgr Configurations and Data
To remove xcompmgr
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcompmgr
Remove xcompmgr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcompmgr
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcompmgr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcompmgr
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.