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Install tty-clock on CachyOS

Digital clock in ncurses.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install tty-clock on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal:

sudo pacman -S tty-clock

tty-clock is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing tty-clock?

  1. Run tty-clock in a terminal.
  2. Run pacman -Qi tty-clock to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove tty-clock?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns tty-clock

What is tty-clock?

Clock using lib ncurses.

Package description: Digital clock in ncurses

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    xorg62/tty-clock · ★ 1,159 stars · last commit Jul 31, 2024

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Add millisecond supportOpen

      An option for the clock to also show milliseconds would be very much appreciated

      @malik-n · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Super high CPU usageOpen

      tty-clock is using 100% of CPU on macOS and heating up a MacBook Air M1.

      @pomegranar · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    3. changing fontOpen

      hi, is it possible to change how the font looks? i looked through the src but i dont understand where the font is coming from

      @nyxmeowmeow · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    4. any way to make the clocjk bigger?Open

      cant seem to find anything on it...

      @ooogerman · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    5. Build issue on windowsOpen

      I just cloned the repository and executed make in the directory but it failed: I think that nanosleep is specific to Linux but not included in Posix. It would be neat if the timer was configurable to use sleep which is part of the C standard. This would potentially reduce…

      @axelhj · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    6. Date format?Closed

      What exactly is the spelling if you want to format the date? I tried it like this: tty-clock -f dd-mm-yyyy but then I get the output as shown in the picture.

      @Neo3477 · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    7. 2 bugs will occur at 100 thousand years later and 2.1 billion years laterOpen

      100 thousand years later the date will take 2 lines. 2.1 billion years later a "Segmentation fault." will occur.

      @ksd1000 · · 518 reactions · 21 comments · View on GitHub

    8. Aligned delay mode: 0, delay*1, delay*2, … as in e.g. 0, 15, 30, 45, 0, …Open

      -d delay is cool if you want increments other than the default 1sec. If you want to achieve e.g. increments in 5secs that are nicely "aligned" on the 5 number series, e.g. 22:17:00, 22:17:05, 22:17:10, … you have to achieve this by starting at the right time. Not so easy to get…

      @porg · · 1 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    9. Leading zero is always output, even for 12-hour displayOpen

      The large clock always outputs leading zero, even when 12 hour display is selected. In the United States it is customary to omit this digit when displaying the time in 12-hour format. Most users in this region expect the time to look like '%l:%M %p This line should be conditional…

      @majick · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    10. not able to install tty clock using package managersClosed

      not available in apt apt-get dnf snap flathub repositories

      @loke-x · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    11. Larger font, perhaps full windowOpen

      I'd love to have a way of making the font larger, perhaps having the display fill the window.

      @mdebusk · · 3 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    12. on a real DEC VT320: no digit visible, cursor still visible, little glitch on "box"Open

      I'm running ttyclock on a real DEC VT320 terminal, the following issues happen: The numbers are not visible (since there are no colors, there are only one-color "white spaces") The blinking cursor is not hidden Small glitch in borders of the date

      @sblendorio · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    13. Add configuration supportOpen

      I installed tty-clock on my system (Endeavour OS) which uses custom color schemes, and i noticed that tty-clock does not use these system-defined colors, but rather hardcoded ones. I would love for some level of configuration to be possible, for example, passing CLI options…

      @Naapperas · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    14. AM/PM is not always correctOpen

      Yesterday I was seeing correct value for field [AM]/[PM]. But then I didn't check at this hour of the day... Compare the correct time from my desktop at top right of the screen and what tty-clock reports. Also, the print for '%a, %d %b %Y %z' string seems to be off center.

      @poetaman · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    15. Add stopwatch, and timer functionalityOpen

      Having stopwatch and timer functionality will be great! thanks

      @poetaman · · 1 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    tty-clock on CachyOS: questions

    Is tty-clock in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The tty-clock package is in the cachyos repo, version 2.3-2, built 2023-05-19. Install it with sudo pacman -S tty-clock.

    Do I need an AUR helper for tty-clock?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the tty-clock command?

    tty-clock. The package is called tty-clock.