How To Install gkrellmitime on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellmitime on Ubuntu 22.04. gkrellmitime is Internet time plugin for gkrellm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellmitime on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gkrellmitime

gkrellmitime is:

Gkrellm Itime is the internet time plugin for Gkrellm.

Internet time is a concept by Swatch that divides the virtual and real day into 1000 “beats”. A beat is 1 minute and 26.4 seconds long. This is a global concept, therefore no timezones are needed.

Swatch created a new meridian in Biel, Switzerland, the home of the company. This meridian is called Biel Mean Time (BMT) and will be the universal reference for the Internet time.

The internet time is represented with an “@” before the number of beats. A day in the internet time begins at midnight BMT (@000) in Central Europe wintertime, and 12 o’clock noon in Biel, Switzerland, happens at @500 BMT.

There are three methods to install gkrellmitime on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gkrellmitime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellmitime

Install gkrellmitime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellmitime

Install gkrellmitime 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 gkrellmitime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellmitime

How To Uninstall gkrellmitime on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gkrellmitime

Uninstall gkrellmitime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellmitime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellmitime

Remove gkrellmitime Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellmitime configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellmitime

Remove gkrellmitime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellmitime

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellmitime package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.