How To Install swisswatch on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swisswatch
on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swisswatch
Remove swisswatch Configurations and Data
To remove swisswatch
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swisswatch
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.