How To Install saytime on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install saytime on Debian 9.
What is saytime
saytime is:
Say the current time through your sound card. Requires you have a sound output device available.
There are three methods to install saytime 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 saytime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install saytime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install saytime
Install saytime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install saytime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install saytime
Install saytime 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 saytime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install saytime
How To Uninstall saytime on Debian 9
To uninstall only the saytime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove saytime
Uninstall saytime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall saytime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove saytime
Remove saytime Configurations and Data
To remove saytime configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge saytime
Remove saytime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove saytime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge saytime
Dependencies
saytime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install saytime package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.