How To Install gkrellm-thinkbat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-thinkbat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkrellm-thinkbat
gkrellm-thinkbat is:
This plugin displays:
- power consumption
- time estimation
- remaining capacity percentage
- charging information
tp_smapi kernel module is required as source of information about battery.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-thinkbat 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-thinkbat 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-thinkbat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-thinkbat
Install gkrellm-thinkbat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-thinkbat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-thinkbat
Install gkrellm-thinkbat 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-thinkbat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-thinkbat
How To Uninstall gkrellm-thinkbat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkrellm-thinkbat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-thinkbat
Uninstall gkrellm-thinkbat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-thinkbat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-thinkbat
Remove gkrellm-thinkbat Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-thinkbat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-thinkbat
Remove gkrellm-thinkbat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-thinkbat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-thinkbat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-thinkbat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
