How to Install and Uninstall compton Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "compton" package

This tutorial shows how to install compton on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: compton
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 275
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
Filename: pool/universe/c/compton/compton_1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 99664
MD5sum: 97aa57c030ecd08e2f0436718f629e86
SHA1: 156ff47ef933403e8b5348dc4e809bc2d4808f16
SHA256: 1d8dbae0cad379259c27d68eb2ef4c7ce8a239aacab1d49b1a9fa791b5a0d59c
SHA512: b809e7f3261b32f76454bac115aa179fb0c85894bb65b63b39c3f437e1cdd37319340c86d88f48bb2649404fa08a66f90cec9ec9530b55e6e73a4e0aea3b2853
Homepage: https://github.com/chjj/compton
Description-en: compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr
compton is a compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr. In addition to shadows,
fading and translucency, compton implements window frame opacity control,
inactive window transparency, and shadows on argb windows.
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This package is deprecated and will soon be removed, please switch to picom.
Description-md5: 718127d37e1133c4d7fedd1583072e81
Task: lubuntu-desktop