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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "picom" package

This guide let you learn how to install picom on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall picom on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: picom
Version: 8.2-1
Installed-Size: 399
Maintainer: Nikos Tsipinakis
Architecture: amd64
Depends: python3, libc6 (>= 2.29), libconfig9, libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libgl1, libpcre3, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.25.2), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.12), libxcb-composite0, libxcb-damage0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-image0 (>= 0.2.1), libxcb-present0, libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.10), libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-render0 (>= 1.12), libxcb-shape0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2)
Description: lightweight compositor for X11
Description-md5: 0cdc5e7cbef4cd0133f109cc1508a33f
Homepage: https://github.com/yshui/picom
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/picom/picom_8.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 150096
MD5sum: 9a2493440d1559215f62f6217844bc25
SHA256: ac8633cf0ce02842aa6dd65c3ee2479f36a3c722793e75952d359af6fc74233d