How To Install tz-converter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tz-converter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tz-converter
tz-converter is:
This tool provides a simple interface for converting the time and date between two time zones. Written in Python3 and using QtPy5, this interface allows the user to save a certain time zone and restore it after further changes. The timezone information is taken from pytz, supplying seven different regions: Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Pacific, and US.
There are three methods to install tz-converter 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 tz-converter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tz-converter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tz-converter
Install tz-converter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tz-converter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tz-converter
Install tz-converter 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 tz-converter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tz-converter
How To Uninstall tz-converter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tz-converter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tz-converter
Uninstall tz-converter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tz-converter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tz-converter
Remove tz-converter Configurations and Data
To remove tz-converter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tz-converter
Remove tz-converter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tz-converter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tz-converter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tz-converter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
