How To Install macfanctld on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install macfanctld
on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove macfanctld
Remove macfanctld Configurations and Data
To remove macfanctld
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install macfanctld
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.