How To Install picom on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install picom on Ubuntu.
What is picom
picom is:
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.
picom is a fork of compton as it seems to have become unmaintained.
There are three methods to install picom on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install picom Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install picom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install picom
Install picom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install picom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install picom
Install picom Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install picom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install picom
How To Uninstall picom on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the picom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove picom
Uninstall picom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall picom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove picom
Remove picom Configurations and Data
To remove picom configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge picom
Remove picom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove picom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picom
Dependencies
picom have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install picom package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.