How To Install wmtime on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install wmtime

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is wmtime and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install wmtime on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install wmtime using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install wmtime

Install wmtime using apt

Because wmtime is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install wmtime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmtime

Install wmtime 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install wmtime by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmtime

How to upgrade (update) a single package wmtime using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the wmtime, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install wmtime

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install wmtime

How To Uninstall wmtime from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the wmtime package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmtime

Uninstall wmtime and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmtime

Remove wmtime with all configurations and data

To remove wmtime configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmtime

Remove wmtime completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to wmtime package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmtime

Extra info and code examples

WMTime displays the time and date and gives you some nice additional features too. It is intended for docking in Window Maker. It currently provides: * the time and date; * a realtime morphing interface (analog <> digital mode); * auto-scaled and anti-aliased hands; * localization: displaying the day and date in various languages; * three user-defined commands to launch.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install wmtime using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the wmtime from Ubuntu 22.04.

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