How To Install binclock on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binclock on Debian 10.
What is binclock
binclock is:
BinClock - Displays system time in binary format. It supports showing the time with eight different colors, and it can run a loop that prints the time every second. The default colors and characters for printing can be changed with a config file.
There are three methods to install binclock on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install binclock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install binclock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binclock
Install binclock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binclock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binclock
Install binclock 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 binclock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binclock
How To Uninstall binclock on Debian 10
To uninstall only the binclock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binclock
Uninstall binclock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binclock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binclock
Remove binclock Configurations and Data
To remove binclock configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binclock
Remove binclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binclock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binclock
Dependencies
binclock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binclock package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.