How To Install ktimer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktimer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ktimer
ktimer is:
KTimer is a countdown timer for running commands after a delay. The countdown can be paused or set to loop continuously.
This package is part of the KDE SC utilities module.
There are three methods to install ktimer 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 ktimer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ktimer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ktimer
Install ktimer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ktimer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ktimer
Install ktimer 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 ktimer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ktimer
How To Uninstall ktimer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ktimer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ktimer
Uninstall ktimer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ktimer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ktimer
Remove ktimer Configurations and Data
To remove ktimer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ktimer
Remove ktimer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ktimer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ktimer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktimer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.