How To Install hddtemp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hddtemp on Debian 11.
What is hddtemp
hddtemp is:
The hddtemp program monitors and reports the temperature of PATA, SATA or SCSI hard drives by reading Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) information on drives that support this feature.
There are three methods to install hddtemp on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hddtemp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hddtemp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hddtemp
Install hddtemp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hddtemp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hddtemp
Install hddtemp 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 hddtemp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hddtemp
How To Uninstall hddtemp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the hddtemp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hddtemp
Uninstall hddtemp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hddtemp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hddtemp
Remove hddtemp Configurations and Data
To remove hddtemp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hddtemp
Remove hddtemp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hddtemp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hddtemp
Dependencies
hddtemp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hddtemp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
