How To Install compiz-plugins-main on Ubuntu 22.04

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

Introduction

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

What is compiz-plugins-main

compiz-plugins-main 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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install compiz-plugins-main Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install compiz-plugins-main

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

sudo aptitude -y install compiz-plugins-main

How To Uninstall compiz-plugins-main on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins-main

Uninstall compiz-plugins-main And Its Dependencies

To uninstall compiz-plugins-main 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

Remove compiz-plugins-main Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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