Can I use Picom on Debian or Ubuntu?

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I’d like to know if it’s possible to use the Picom compositor on Debian or Ubuntu-based systems. If yes, what’s the proper way to install and enable it?

Sources :backhand_index_pointing_down: :backhand_index_pointing_down:

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Yes, you can. Wayland does not work with it, so you must be on X11 to use it.
The guide you linked is for another distro that uses PACkage MANager, so you would change that command to use apt.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install picom

You can add the command picom --config ~/.config/picom/picom.conf & to startup so it loads when you log in.

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Is there a graphical interface to configure Picom instead of editing ~/.config/picom/picom.conf manually?

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Er...

apt search picom-conf                                                                          
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
picom-conf/noble 0.17.0-1build3 amd64
  Configuration editor for Picom

Yep.

sudo apt install picom-conf

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Why doesn’t Picom start automatically when I boot the system? I always have to open the terminal and type picom & to make it run.