How To Install gnome-clocks on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-clocks on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-clocks
gnome-clocks is:
GNOME Clocks is a simple application to show the time and date in multiple locations and set alarms or timers. A stopwatch is also included.
There are three methods to install gnome-clocks 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 gnome-clocks Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-clocks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-clocks
Install gnome-clocks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-clocks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-clocks
Install gnome-clocks 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 gnome-clocks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-clocks
How To Uninstall gnome-clocks on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-clocks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-clocks
Uninstall gnome-clocks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-clocks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-clocks
Remove gnome-clocks Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-clocks configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-clocks
Remove gnome-clocks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-clocks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-clocks
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-clocks package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
