How To Install xarclock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xarclock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xarclock
xarclock is:
If clocks had been invented in Argentina (southern hemisphere), they would run counter-clockwise. Down there a sundial runs the other way around!
The program is an extension of the standard X clock widget. New features are: Configurable direction of rotation and font support in analog mode.
There are three methods to install xarclock 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 xarclock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xarclock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xarclock
Install xarclock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xarclock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xarclock
Install xarclock 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 xarclock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xarclock
How To Uninstall xarclock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xarclock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xarclock
Uninstall xarclock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xarclock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xarclock
Remove xarclock Configurations and Data
To remove xarclock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xarclock
Remove xarclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xarclock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xarclock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xarclock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
