How To Install wmcpuload on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcpuload on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wmcpuload
wmcpuload is:
WMCPULoad is a dockapp for X window managers such as WindowMaker, AfterStep, BlackBox and Enlightenment. It displays the current CPU usage as percentage value and chart with an LCD-like look. Its appearance can be configured from the commandline and it has a backlight mode which can be triggered manually or by an adjustable alarm percentage.
There are three methods to install wmcpuload 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 wmcpuload Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmcpuload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmcpuload
Install wmcpuload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmcpuload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmcpuload
Install wmcpuload 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 wmcpuload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmcpuload
How To Uninstall wmcpuload on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wmcpuload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmcpuload
Uninstall wmcpuload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmcpuload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmcpuload
Remove wmcpuload Configurations and Data
To remove wmcpuload configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmcpuload
Remove wmcpuload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmcpuload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmcpuload
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcpuload package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
