How To Install hddtemp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hddtemp on Kali Linux. hddtemp is hard drive temperature monitoring utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hddtemp on Kali Linux.

What is hddtemp

hddtemp is:

The hddtemp program monitors and reports the temperature of PATA, SATA or SCSI hard drives by reading Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) information on drives that support this feature.

There are three methods to install hddtemp on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hddtemp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hddtemp

Install hddtemp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hddtemp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hddtemp

Install hddtemp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install hddtemp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hddtemp

How To Uninstall hddtemp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hddtemp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hddtemp

Uninstall hddtemp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hddtemp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hddtemp

Remove hddtemp Configurations and Data

To remove hddtemp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hddtemp

Remove hddtemp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hddtemp

Dependencies

hddtemp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hddtemp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.