How To Install asclock on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install asclock on Ubuntu 20.04. asclock is clock designed with the NeXTStep look

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asclock on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is asclock

asclock is:

This little application displays the time of the day (digital, either 12 or 24 hour format), and the date. It provides three alternatives: one suitable for low color systems, one with “real” NeXTStep colors, and the third one is somewhat in between.

There are three methods to install asclock on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install asclock Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install asclock

Install asclock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asclock

Install asclock 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 asclock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asclock

How To Uninstall asclock on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove asclock

Uninstall asclock And Its Dependencies

To uninstall asclock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asclock

Remove asclock Configurations and Data

To remove asclock configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge asclock

Remove asclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asclock

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install asclock package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.