How To Install wmwork on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmwork on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmwork
Remove wmwork Configurations and Data
To remove wmwork configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmwork package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
