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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "xcompmgr" package

This is a short guide on how to install xcompmgr on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install xcompmgr

2. Uninstall "xcompmgr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xcompmgr on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):

$ sudo apt remove xcompmgr $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the xcompmgr package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xcompmgr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.8-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antoni Villalonga
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxrender1
Filename: pool/universe/x/xcompmgr/xcompmgr_1.1.8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 17992
MD5sum: c94c82daf556b9aa111cd8f862fbf06d
SHA1: bbd4e60de2147a49247a191bb9642b522d8f9674
SHA256: f5fb62fa71692259f4f294c340c42720041d91bde4ea9cd524ec71c539c22d2f
SHA512: e140ba19d1acbdabd826c3203eb863ce47816593dd373c4ffc5c7d40d872fe3657b9ac7080cc657b9de5e34ac2b2ffafa9f5519983419d87295170f62ea7948f
Homepage: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
Description-en: X composition manager
xcompmgr is the standard composition manager for the X Composite extension,
which allows clients to modify what is drawn to the screen before it
happens. This composition manager implements shadows, fading, proper
translucency, and more.
Description-md5: 440e89397bbfb8d694f7eb100b8100e1