How To Install gkrellm-mldonkey on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-mldonkey on Ubuntu 18.04. gkrellm-mldonkey is mldonkey plugin for gkrellm2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-mldonkey on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gkrellm-mldonkey

gkrellm-mldonkey is:

gkrellm-mldonkey is a plugin that shows the current download/upload rates of mldonkey.

It also shows the current maximum upload/downlad rate (max_hard_download_rate and max_hard_upload_rate options in mldonkey), and permit you to change them on the fly by left-clicking on the krells. You can also use the mouse wheel to change the values.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-mldonkey 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-mldonkey 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-mldonkey using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-mldonkey

Install gkrellm-mldonkey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-mldonkey

Install gkrellm-mldonkey 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-mldonkey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-mldonkey

How To Uninstall gkrellm-mldonkey on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gkrellm-mldonkey package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-mldonkey

Uninstall gkrellm-mldonkey And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellm-mldonkey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-mldonkey

Remove gkrellm-mldonkey Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellm-mldonkey configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-mldonkey

Remove gkrellm-mldonkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-mldonkey

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-mldonkey package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.