How To Install swisswatch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swisswatch on Debian 9.
What is swisswatch
swisswatch is:
Swisswatch is a clock for the X desktop. It relies heavily on resources for configuration, and can be adjusted to a wide range of looks. While it can be configured completely via resources and provides looks for a Botta (SFMoMA) clock style, an oclock emulation and other appearances, it defaults to the style of a Swiss Railway Clock.
There are three methods to install swisswatch 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 swisswatch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swisswatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swisswatch
Install swisswatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swisswatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swisswatch
Install swisswatch 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 swisswatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swisswatch
How To Uninstall swisswatch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the swisswatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swisswatch
Uninstall swisswatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swisswatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swisswatch
Remove swisswatch Configurations and Data
To remove swisswatch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swisswatch
Remove swisswatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swisswatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swisswatch
Dependencies
swisswatch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swisswatch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.