How To Install gkrellm-x86info on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-x86info on Debian 9.
What is gkrellm-x86info
gkrellm-x86info is:
This gkrellm plugin calculates the current cpu clock speed and displays it as a gkrellm monitor. This is useful on Notebooks with broken ACPI and varying CPU speeds.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-x86info 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-x86info 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-x86info using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-x86info
Install gkrellm-x86info Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-x86info using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-x86info
Install gkrellm-x86info 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-x86info using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-x86info
How To Uninstall gkrellm-x86info on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gkrellm-x86info package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-x86info
Uninstall gkrellm-x86info And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-x86info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-x86info
Remove gkrellm-x86info Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-x86info configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-x86info
Remove gkrellm-x86info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-x86info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-x86info
Dependencies
gkrellm-x86info have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-x86info package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.