How to Install and Uninstall picom Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "picom" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install picom on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall picom on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: picom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.2-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nikos Tsipinakis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 497
Depends: python3, libc6 (>= 2.38), libconfig9, libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libegl1, libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libgl1, libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.22), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.25.2), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.8.7), 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)
Filename: pool/universe/p/picom/picom_10.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 227412
MD5sum: b1161ca8b40c24657b0b07396b7ce1b7
SHA1: def72c253b413fa3f5606d303b0f18821403981e
SHA256: 3c3a6f05b6974ec46b4fda896084f5f22d5aa9d127b7c872f493df3bd35fb8e7
SHA512: cb229802935e8422cd89202dc4bfa9e9a64025dcce1669af62ce4c99794fa047467c978c06bf6ada7dae609fd628f29d63b18cde2382942a92bf618c9080715e
Homepage: https://github.com/yshui/picom
Description: lightweight compositor for X11
Description-md5: 0cdc5e7cbef4cd0133f109cc1508a33f
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop