How To Install gkrellm-hdplop on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-hdplop
on Debian 9.
What is gkrellm-hdplop
gkrellm-hdplop is:
It monitors your hard drives by sending visual stimuli to your cortex each time your /dev/hdx writes or reads anything. Try to launch openoffice and enjoy the wmhdplop show.
gkrellm-hdplop is a port of wmhdplop for grkellm.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-hdplop
on Debian 9. 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-hdplop 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-hdplop
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-hdplop
Install gkrellm-hdplop Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-hdplop
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-hdplop
Install gkrellm-hdplop 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 gkrellm-hdplop
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-hdplop
How To Uninstall gkrellm-hdplop on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gkrellm-hdplop
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-hdplop
Uninstall gkrellm-hdplop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-hdplop
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-hdplop
Remove gkrellm-hdplop Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-hdplop
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-hdplop
Remove gkrellm-hdplop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-hdplop
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-hdplop
Dependencies
gkrellm-hdplop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-hdplop
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.