How To Install dclock on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dclock on Debian 9.
What is dclock
dclock is:
Dclock main feature is its great flexibility in how it can draw. You can even display the output from “date” in it such as “Wednesday, 3rd Jan”. Dclock also supports setting an alarm.
You need the package sox if you want to enable sound for alarm and hourly bells (rather than beeps).
There are three methods to install dclock 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 dclock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dclock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dclock
Install dclock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dclock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dclock
Install dclock 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 dclock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dclock
How To Uninstall dclock on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dclock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dclock
Uninstall dclock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dclock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dclock
Remove dclock Configurations and Data
To remove dclock configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dclock
Remove dclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dclock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dclock
Dependencies
dclock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dclock package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.