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Quick installation of compiz:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: compiz
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install compiz
Package Details | |
| Package: | compiz |
| Version: | 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://launchpad.net/compiz |
| Description: | OpenGL window and compositing manager Compiz brings to life a variety of visual effects that make the Linux desktop easier to use, more powerful and intuitive, and more accessible for users with special needs. . This metapackage provides the components necessary for running compiz. It provides the compiz core, a set of standard plugins, a window decorator using the Gtk toolkit and the files necessary to integrate compiz with the GNOME desktop environment. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | x11 |
How to install compiz on Ubuntu 16.10?
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 16.10 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 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L compiz' will give followin error.
Installing compiz:
After system update use the following command to install compiz:
sudo apt-get install compiz
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the compiz from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the compiz following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove compiz
Following command is used to remove the compiz package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove compiz
This will remove compiz and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing compiz 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
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove compiz
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with compiz package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
