How To Install compiz-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 22.04. compiz-plugins-extra is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiz-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is compiz-plugins-extra

compiz-plugins-extra is:

This package ensures a clean upgrade path, and can be safely removed after the upgrade.

There are three methods to install compiz-plugins-extra 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 compiz-plugins-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install compiz-plugins-extra

Install compiz-plugins-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install compiz-plugins-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install compiz-plugins-extra

Install compiz-plugins-extra 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 compiz-plugins-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins-extra

How To Uninstall compiz-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the compiz-plugins-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins-extra

Uninstall compiz-plugins-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compiz-plugins-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove compiz-plugins-extra

Remove compiz-plugins-extra Configurations and Data

To remove compiz-plugins-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-plugins-extra

Remove compiz-plugins-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove compiz-plugins-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-plugins-extra

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Summary

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