How To Install gkrellm-ibam on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-ibam on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkrellm-ibam
gkrellm-ibam is:
This is the ibam plugin for gkrellm.
IBAM is an advanced battery monitor for laptops, which uses statistical and adaptive linear methods to provide accurate estimations of minutes of battery left or of the time needed until full recharge. It requires APM, ACPI or PMU.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-ibam on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gkrellm-ibam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-ibam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-ibam
Install gkrellm-ibam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-ibam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-ibam
Install gkrellm-ibam 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 gkrellm-ibam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-ibam
How To Uninstall gkrellm-ibam on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkrellm-ibam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-ibam
Uninstall gkrellm-ibam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-ibam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-ibam
Remove gkrellm-ibam Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-ibam configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-ibam
Remove gkrellm-ibam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-ibam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-ibam
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-ibam package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
