How To Install wmsun on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmsun on Debian 9.
What is wmsun
wmsun is:
wmSun displays the current day’s Sun Rise and Set Times. You have to enter your Latitude and Longitude for it to work correctly. wmSun is designed to work with the WindowMaker dock, but will work with other window managers as well.
There are three methods to install wmsun 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 wmsun Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmsun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmsun
Install wmsun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmsun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmsun
Install wmsun 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 wmsun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmsun
How To Uninstall wmsun on Debian 9
To uninstall only the wmsun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmsun
Uninstall wmsun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmsun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmsun
Remove wmsun Configurations and Data
To remove wmsun configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmsun
Remove wmsun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmsun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmsun
Dependencies
wmsun have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmsun package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.