How To Install timewarrior on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install timewarrior on Debian 9. timewarrior is feature-rich time tracking utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install timewarrior on Debian 9.

What is timewarrior

timewarrior is:

Timewarrior is a time tracking utility that offers simple stopwatch features as well as sophisticated calendar-based backfill, along with flexible reporting.

There are three methods to install timewarrior on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install timewarrior Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install timewarrior using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install timewarrior

Install timewarrior Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install timewarrior using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install timewarrior

Install timewarrior 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install timewarrior using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install timewarrior

How To Uninstall timewarrior on Debian 9

To uninstall only the timewarrior package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove timewarrior

Uninstall timewarrior And Its Dependencies

To uninstall timewarrior and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove timewarrior

Remove timewarrior Configurations and Data

To remove timewarrior configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge timewarrior

Remove timewarrior configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove timewarrior configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge timewarrior

Dependencies

timewarrior have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install timewarrior package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.