How To Install gsimplecal on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsimplecal on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gsimplecal
gsimplecal is:
gsimplecal is a lightweight calendar application written in C++ using GTK3.
It was intentionally made for use with tint2 panel in the openbox environment to be launched upon clock click, but can be bound to some hotkey in any window manager.
gsimplecal can be configured to not only show the calendar, but also display multiple clocks for different world timezones.
There are three methods to install gsimplecal 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 gsimplecal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsimplecal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsimplecal
Install gsimplecal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsimplecal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsimplecal
Install gsimplecal 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 gsimplecal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsimplecal
How To Uninstall gsimplecal on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gsimplecal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsimplecal
Uninstall gsimplecal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsimplecal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsimplecal
Remove gsimplecal Configurations and Data
To remove gsimplecal configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsimplecal
Remove gsimplecal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsimplecal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsimplecal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsimplecal package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
