How to Install and Uninstall compton Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "compton" package

Learn how to install compton on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall compton on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: compton
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1~beta2+20150922-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Scott Leggett
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 264
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libconfig9, libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libpcre3, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6 (>= 2:1.3.0), libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 4.3), libxrender1
Filename: pool/universe/c/compton/compton_0.1~beta2+20150922-1_amd64.deb
Size: 99928
MD5sum: 7be1ce9b50bd0f766b32bc08bb39239a
SHA1: f17a0c87f193eecc129cb5e087fc7e2e27637edb
SHA256: 885e325ff747e35671834b6a2c6cadbbaae97de3b62675f342164a81b778f783
Homepage: https://github.com/chjj/compton
Description: compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr
Description-md5: fa288ef1618c96c3b712753c01a39a37
Task: lubuntu-desktop