How To Install i8kutils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i8kutils
on Debian 9.
What is i8kutils
i8kutils is:
This is a collection of utilities to control Dell laptops fans. It includes programs to turn the fan on and off, to read fan status, CPU temperature, BIOS version and to handle the volume buttons and Fn-keys.
The package includes also a small Tk applet, designed to be swallowed in the GNOME panel, which monitors the CPU temperature and controls automatically the fans accordingly to user defined thresholds.
The programs require the kernel module i8k.ko which can be compiled from the package sources or found in Linux kernel 2.4.14 and later versions.
There are three methods to install i8kutils
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i8kutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i8kutils
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i8kutils
Install i8kutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i8kutils
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i8kutils
Install i8kutils 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install i8kutils
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i8kutils
How To Uninstall i8kutils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the i8kutils
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i8kutils
Uninstall i8kutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i8kutils
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i8kutils
Remove i8kutils Configurations and Data
To remove i8kutils
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i8kutils
Remove i8kutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i8kutils
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i8kutils
Dependencies
i8kutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i8kutils
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.