How To Install xdaliclock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdaliclock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xdaliclock
xdaliclock is:
The xdaliclock program displays a digital clock; when a digit changes, it “melts” into its new shape.
It can display in 12 or 24 hour modes, and displays the date when a mouse button is held down. It has two large fonts built into it, but it can animate most other fonts that contain all of the digits. It can also do some funky psychedelic colormap cycling, and can use the “shape” extension so that the window is shaped like the digits.
There are three methods to install xdaliclock 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 xdaliclock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdaliclock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdaliclock
Install xdaliclock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdaliclock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdaliclock
Install xdaliclock 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 xdaliclock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdaliclock
How To Uninstall xdaliclock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xdaliclock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdaliclock
Uninstall xdaliclock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdaliclock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdaliclock
Remove xdaliclock Configurations and Data
To remove xdaliclock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdaliclock
Remove xdaliclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdaliclock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdaliclock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdaliclock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
