How To Install gkrellweather on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellweather on Ubuntu 22.04. gkrellweather is A weather monitor plugin for GKrellM

Introduction

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

What is gkrellweather

gkrellweather is:

GKrellWeather is a plugin for GKrellM that monitors the weather information given a METAR station identification code. Features include:

  • Temperature, dew point, pressure, relative humidity, sky condition, wind direction and speed.
  • Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius
  • Pressure in kPa, hPa or mmHg
  • Wind speeds in kmph, mps or Beaufort scale

There are three methods to install gkrellweather 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 gkrellweather Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellweather

Install gkrellweather Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellweather

Install gkrellweather 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 gkrellweather using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellweather

How To Uninstall gkrellweather on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gkrellweather

Uninstall gkrellweather And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellweather

Remove gkrellweather Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellweather

Remove gkrellweather configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellweather

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Summary

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