How To Install compiz-plugins-main-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

Introduction

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

What is compiz-plugins-main-dev

compiz-plugins-main-dev is:

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

There are three methods to install compiz-plugins-main-dev 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-main-dev 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-main-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install compiz-plugins-main-dev

Install compiz-plugins-main-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install compiz-plugins-main-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins-main-dev

How To Uninstall compiz-plugins-main-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins-main-dev

Uninstall compiz-plugins-main-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compiz-plugins-main-dev 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-main-dev

Remove compiz-plugins-main-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge compiz-plugins-main-dev

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compiz-plugins-main-dev

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Summary

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