How to Install and Uninstall compiz-core Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 02,2024

You can also install and uninstall the compiz-core on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "compiz-core" package

This tutorial shows how to install compiz-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall compiz-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the compiz-core package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: compiz-core
Source: compiz
Version: 2:0.8.18-5
Installed-Size: 3227
Maintainer: Hypra Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: compiz-core-abiversion-20180927
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgl1, libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxrandr2 (>= 4.3), mesa-utils
Recommends: compiz-plugins (= 2:0.8.18-5), compiz-plugins-main
Suggests: nvidia-driver
Breaks: libcompizconfig0 (<< 2:0.8.16-3~)
Description: OpenGL window and compositing manager
Description-md5: 96330190075d58bc036c352e8a3a72fa
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/compiz/compiz-core
Tag: hardware::opengl, implemented-in::c, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, x11::application, x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/compiz/compiz-core_0.8.18-5_amd64.deb
Size: 771404
MD5sum: e1d2d69ceffdf0de6aa8cc692866854e
SHA256: 962c86c2692a3d7c560a3ba3aac87618d6aa4d0e5d906162b6190dc532b78cdb