How To Install seekwatcher on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seekwatcher on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is seekwatcher
seekwatcher is:
Seekwatcher generates graphs from blktrace runs to help visualize IO patterns and performance. It can plot multiple blktrace runs together, making it easy to compare the differences between different benchmark runs.
There are three methods to install seekwatcher 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 seekwatcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install seekwatcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seekwatcher
Install seekwatcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seekwatcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seekwatcher
Install seekwatcher 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 seekwatcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seekwatcher
How To Uninstall seekwatcher on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the seekwatcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seekwatcher
Uninstall seekwatcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seekwatcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seekwatcher
Remove seekwatcher Configurations and Data
To remove seekwatcher configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seekwatcher
Remove seekwatcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seekwatcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seekwatcher
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seekwatcher package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
