How To Install psensor-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psensor-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is psensor-common
psensor-common is:
It contains:
- the languages packs,
- the README,
- and the FAQ. This package is required by psensor and psensor-server packages.
There are three methods to install psensor-common 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 psensor-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install psensor-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psensor-common
Install psensor-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psensor-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psensor-common
Install psensor-common 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 psensor-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psensor-common
How To Uninstall psensor-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the psensor-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psensor-common
Uninstall psensor-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psensor-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psensor-common
Remove psensor-common Configurations and Data
To remove psensor-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psensor-common
Remove psensor-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psensor-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psensor-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psensor-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
