How To Install xapm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xapm
xapm is:
On laptop computers, the Advanced Power Management (APM) support provides access to battery status information and may help you to conserve battery power, depending on your laptop and the APM implementation.
This package contains xapm(1), an X11 utility that displays the status of the battery.
There are three methods to install xapm 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 xapm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xapm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xapm
Install xapm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xapm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xapm
Install xapm 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 xapm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xapm
How To Uninstall xapm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xapm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xapm
Uninstall xapm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xapm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xapm
Remove xapm Configurations and Data
To remove xapm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xapm
Remove xapm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xapm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xapm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
