How To Install gkrellm-reminder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-reminder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkrellm-reminder
gkrellm-reminder is:
A useful reminder plugin for gkrellm that can remind you of important events. Events can be scheduled inside gkrellm’s configuration and will be displayed in gkrellm-reminder’s panel.
- Events can be scheduled to repeat over an interval of days.
- Events can repeat after a certain number of days or based on the day of the week
- Reminders can be set to display early to ensure you’ll be on time
- Reminders can be repeated later, if necessary
- Runs entirely within gkrellm
There are three methods to install gkrellm-reminder 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 gkrellm-reminder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-reminder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-reminder
Install gkrellm-reminder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-reminder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-reminder
Install gkrellm-reminder 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 gkrellm-reminder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-reminder
How To Uninstall gkrellm-reminder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkrellm-reminder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-reminder
Uninstall gkrellm-reminder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-reminder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-reminder
Remove gkrellm-reminder Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-reminder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-reminder
Remove gkrellm-reminder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-reminder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-reminder
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-reminder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
