How To Install py3status on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install py3status on Ubuntu.
What is py3status
py3status is:
Using py3status, you can take control of your i3bar easily by:
- using one of the available shipped with py3status
- grouping multiple modules and automatically or manually cycle their display
- writing your own modules and have their output displayed on your bar
- handling click events on your i3bar and play with them in no time
- seeing your clock tick every second whatever your i3status interval
No extra configuration file needed, i3status’ one will be used directly
This is the Python3 package
There are three methods to install py3status on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install py3status Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install py3status using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install py3status
Install py3status Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install py3status using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install py3status
Install py3status 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 py3status using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install py3status
How To Uninstall py3status on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the py3status package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove py3status
Uninstall py3status And Its Dependencies
To uninstall py3status and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove py3status
Remove py3status Configurations and Data
To remove py3status configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge py3status
Remove py3status configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove py3status configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge py3status
Dependencies
py3status have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install py3status package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.