How Do I Know If Xclock Is Installed on Linux?

How Do I Know If Xclock Is Installed on Linux?
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How do I know if Linux is Xclock?

xclock is a handy tool to test if the DISPLAY variable is set properly and you can get a GUI based clock on running the “xclock” command as shown below. The package xorgs-x11-apps provides the xclock command.

What is Xclock in Linux?

Description. The xclock command gets the time from the system clock, then displays and updates it in the form of a digital or analog clock. … You can also select flags to specify the presentation of the clock, including chime and update frequency, colors, and border width.

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