How To Install wmwork on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmwork on Debian 9. wmwork is Keep track of time worked on projects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmwork on Debian 9.

What is wmwork

wmwork is:

wmwork provides a monitor on a 64x64 mini window that helps you keeping track of your time. The idea is based on the program Worklog written by Truxton King Fulton II. In contrast to Worklog wmwork is a graphical application designed to work with the WindowMaker dock, but will work with other window managers as well. wmwork’s upstream homepage can be found at http://www.godisch.de/debian/wmwork/.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmwork

Install wmwork Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmwork

Install wmwork 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 wmwork using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmwork

How To Uninstall wmwork on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove wmwork

Uninstall wmwork And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wmwork and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmwork

Remove wmwork Configurations and Data

To remove wmwork configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmwork

Remove wmwork configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmwork

Dependencies

wmwork have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmwork package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.