How to install compiz-mate On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove compiz-mate Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install compiz-mate On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package compiz-mate from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of compiz-mate:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: compiz-mate

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install compiz-mate

Package Details

Package:compiz-mate
Version:1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160801.3-0ubuntu1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://launchpad.net/compiz
Description:OpenGL window and compositing manager - MATE integration
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/x11

How to install compiz-mate on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install compiz-mate On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove compiz-mate Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If compiz-mate is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L compiz-mate' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L compiz-mate
dpkg-query: package 'compiz-mate' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing compiz-mate:

After system update use the following command to install compiz-mate:

sudo apt-get install compiz-mate

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove compiz-mate from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the compiz-mate from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the compiz-mate following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  compiz-mate

Following command is used to remove the compiz-mate package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove compiz-mate

This will remove compiz-mate and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing compiz-mate with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge compiz-mate

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove compiz-mate

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with compiz-mate package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.