How To Install s-tui on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install s-tui on Ubuntu 20.04. s-tui is terminal UI for monitoring your computer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install s-tui on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is s-tui

s-tui is:

s-tui allows monitoring of CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal.

It requires no X server and has built-in integration with stress/stress-ng.

There are three methods to install s-tui on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install s-tui Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install s-tui

Install s-tui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install s-tui

Install s-tui 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 s-tui using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install s-tui

How To Uninstall s-tui on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the s-tui package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove s-tui

Uninstall s-tui And Its Dependencies

To uninstall s-tui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove s-tui

Remove s-tui Configurations and Data

To remove s-tui configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge s-tui

Remove s-tui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge s-tui

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install s-tui package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.