How To Install wmweather+ on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmweather+ on Debian 9. wmweather+ is WindowMaker dock app that shows your current weather

Introduction

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

What is wmweather+

wmweather+ is:

wmweather+ provides a monitor on a 64x64 mini window that displays the current weather conditions, forecast data (US only), and optionally a radar image. It will also watch for various warnings and display them using an external command.

wmweather+ is designed to work with the WindowMaker dock, but will work with other window managers as well. Think wmweather with a smaller font, forecasts, a weather map, and a sky condition display.

There are three methods to install wmweather+ 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 wmweather+ Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmweather+

Install wmweather+ Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmweather+

Install wmweather+ 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 wmweather+ using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmweather+

How To Uninstall wmweather+ on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wmweather+ package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmweather+

Uninstall wmweather+ And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmweather+

Remove wmweather+ Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmweather+

Remove wmweather+ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmweather+

Dependencies

wmweather+ have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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