How to Install and Uninstall compiz Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "compiz" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install compiz on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                compiz
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "compiz" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall compiz on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                compiz
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the compiz package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: compiz
Version: 2:0.8.16.1-10
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Hypra Team
Architecture: all
Depends: compiz-core (>= 2:0.8.16.1-10), compiz-plugins (>= 2:0.8.16.1-10), compiz-gnome (>= 2:0.8.16.1-10), compiz-plugins-main, compizconfig-settings-manager, libcompizconfig0 (>= 2:0.8.14-0~)
Recommends: compiz-mate, compiz-plugins-extra
Suggests: compiz-plugins-experimental, emerald, fusion-icon (>= 0.2.2-0~)
Description: OpenGL window and compositing manager
Description-md5: e09a58c137c841d908e151af6003d9a2
Homepage: https://github.com/compiz-reloaded/compiz
Tag: accessibility::screen-magnify, implemented-in::c, interface::3d,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
scope::application, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk, uitoolkit::xlib,
x11::application, x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/compiz/compiz_0.8.16.1-10_all.deb
Size: 14836
MD5sum: 94dbd43b18ac48e1f40bba4cd08ce279
SHA256: 6e75efdc950eaa09d0a88c072f7074d22c7864cdef521b21d35e95e955829f30