How To Install repowerd on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install repowerd on Ubuntu 22.04. repowerd is Power daemon to monitor and control system power state (daemon)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install repowerd on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is repowerd

repowerd is:

This daemon monitors and controls system power states for the Lomiri Operating Environment. It provides a D-Bus interface for system services to request a power state, essentially allowing services to block suspend.

This package contains repowerd daemon itself.

There are three methods to install repowerd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install repowerd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install repowerd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install repowerd

Install repowerd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install repowerd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install repowerd

Install repowerd 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 repowerd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repowerd

How To Uninstall repowerd on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the repowerd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove repowerd

Uninstall repowerd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall repowerd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove repowerd

Remove repowerd Configurations and Data

To remove repowerd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge repowerd

Remove repowerd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove repowerd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repowerd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install repowerd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.