How To Install wmweather+ on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmweather+ on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wmweather+
wmweather+ is:
wmweather+ provides a monitor on a 64x64 mini window that displays the current weather conditions, forecast data (US only), and optionally a radar image. It will also watch for various warnings and display them using an external command.
wmweather+ is designed to work with the WindowMaker dock, but will work with other window managers as well. Think wmweather with a smaller font, forecasts, a weather map, and a sky condition display.
There are three methods to install wmweather+ 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 wmweather+ Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmweather+ using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmweather+
Install wmweather+ Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmweather+ using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmweather+
Install wmweather+ 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 wmweather+ using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmweather+
How To Uninstall wmweather+ on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wmweather+ package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmweather+
Uninstall wmweather+ And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmweather+ and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmweather+
Remove wmweather+ Configurations and Data
To remove wmweather+ configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmweather+
Remove wmweather+ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmweather+ configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmweather+
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmweather+ package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
