How To Install wmitime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmitime on Ubuntu 18.04. wmitime is clock dock app showing time and internet time

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmitime on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is wmitime

wmitime is:

WMitime is clock dock app, which shows standard time, date. The unique feature is that it can also show Internet time with notation @TIME. See http://www.swatch.com/ for more about Internet time.

There are three methods to install wmitime 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 wmitime Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wmitime using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wmitime

Install wmitime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wmitime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmitime

Install wmitime 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 wmitime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmitime

How To Uninstall wmitime on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the wmitime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmitime

Uninstall wmitime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wmitime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmitime

Remove wmitime Configurations and Data

To remove wmitime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmitime

Remove wmitime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wmitime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmitime

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmitime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.