How To Install macfanctld on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install macfanctld on Debian 10.
What is macfanctld
macfanctld is:
This daemon reads the temperature sensors in an Apple Macbook (or Macbook Pro) computer and throttles the fans accordingly to keep the temperature within configurable limits.
There are three methods to install macfanctld on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install macfanctld Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install macfanctld using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install macfanctld
Install macfanctld Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install macfanctld using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install macfanctld
Install macfanctld 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 macfanctld using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install macfanctld
How To Uninstall macfanctld on Debian 10
To uninstall only the macfanctld package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove macfanctld
Uninstall macfanctld And Its Dependencies
To uninstall macfanctld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove macfanctld
Remove macfanctld Configurations and Data
To remove macfanctld configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge macfanctld
Remove macfanctld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove macfanctld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge macfanctld
Dependencies
macfanctld have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install macfanctld package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.