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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "picom" package

Please follow the instructions below to install picom on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall picom on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: picom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nikos Tsipinakis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 407
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)
Filename: pool/universe/p/picom/picom_8.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 150348
MD5sum: 53914abe6d6a8949b2fbb46daa543d27
SHA1: 494f299a8d1d0278ef68f851d91b9da9ff2079fd
SHA256: f4ffaf1015b6bb631658f23739d6c6860281af8f1a78cc7489f8c2bfaf586c1f
SHA512: 0d22ed8d225240ab3d7b15cba96849483b31d54ef5fba1830eea29333017250f63f10e2d6f57b5e81600415613af63e5176dc3d17d71890f5a14422a2141ce5b
Homepage: https://github.com/yshui/picom
Description-en: lightweight compositor for X11
picom is a compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr. In addition to shadows,
fading and translucency, picom implements window frame opacity control,
inactive window transparency, and shadows on argb windows.
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picom is a fork of compton as it seems to have become unmaintained.
Description-md5: 0cdc5e7cbef4cd0133f109cc1508a33f
Task: lubuntu-desktop