How To Install gkrellm-tz on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-tz on Debian 9. gkrellm-tz is Plugin for gkrellm to show different timezones

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-tz on Debian 9.

What is gkrellm-tz

gkrellm-tz is:

This plugin displays the current time in several configurable timezones. It uses the standard names of timezones found under /usr/share/zoneinfo/, e.g. UTC. Timezones can also have descriptive labels which are shown as tooltips. Furthermore it’s possible to define a custom time format.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-tz 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 gkrellm-tz 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-tz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-tz

Install gkrellm-tz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-tz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-tz

Install gkrellm-tz 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 gkrellm-tz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-tz

How To Uninstall gkrellm-tz on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gkrellm-tz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-tz

Uninstall gkrellm-tz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-tz

Remove gkrellm-tz Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellm-tz configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-tz

Remove gkrellm-tz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-tz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-tz

Dependencies

gkrellm-tz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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