How To Install xcal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xcal
xcal is:
The “classic” calendar app with memos and alarms, xcal normally sits idle and displays the date. When clicked on, pops up a `strip' for this month. Clicking on a day allows you to enter details. Automatically parses times entered, and reminds you 5 minutes before your appointment.
Supports daily and weekly repeating events and context-sensitive help.
There are three methods to install xcal on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xcal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcal
Install xcal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcal
Install xcal 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 xcal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcal
How To Uninstall xcal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xcal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcal
Uninstall xcal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcal
Remove xcal Configurations and Data
To remove xcal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcal
Remove xcal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
