How To Install gkrellm-bfm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-bfm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkrellm-bfm
gkrellm-bfm is:
A load monitor plugin for gkrellm, descended from wmfishtime and bubblemon. Features include fish representing network traffic, bubbles representing CPU usage, and a duck representing a duck.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-bfm 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 gkrellm-bfm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-bfm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-bfm
Install gkrellm-bfm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-bfm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-bfm
Install gkrellm-bfm 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 gkrellm-bfm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-bfm
How To Uninstall gkrellm-bfm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkrellm-bfm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-bfm
Uninstall gkrellm-bfm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-bfm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-bfm
Remove gkrellm-bfm Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-bfm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-bfm
Remove gkrellm-bfm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-bfm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-bfm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-bfm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
