How to Install and Uninstall compton Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "compton" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install compton on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall compton on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                compton
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the compton package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: compton
Version: 1-1
Installed-Size: 271
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libconfig9, libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgl1, libpcre3, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6 (>= 2:1.3.0), libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 4.3), libxrender1
Recommends: picom
Description: compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr
Description-md5: 718127d37e1133c4d7fedd1583072e81
Homepage: https://github.com/chjj/compton
Tag: role::program, x11::composite-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/compton/compton_1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 100112
MD5sum: 5577e456a947d560978d0538b6b3927b
SHA256: 3a5eda620b4aea8fb85d12c3f60b3a68711eee6fa78c7f97986622623cb2e796