How To Install wmhdplop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmhdplop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wmhdplop
wmhdplop is:
It monitors your hard drives by sending visual stimuli to your cortex each time your /dev/hdx writes or reads anything. Try to launch openoffice and enjoy the wmhdplop show.
wmhdplop is a dockapp for Window Maker.
There are three methods to install wmhdplop 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 wmhdplop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmhdplop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmhdplop
Install wmhdplop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmhdplop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmhdplop
Install wmhdplop 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 wmhdplop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmhdplop
How To Uninstall wmhdplop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wmhdplop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmhdplop
Uninstall wmhdplop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmhdplop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmhdplop
Remove wmhdplop Configurations and Data
To remove wmhdplop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmhdplop
Remove wmhdplop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmhdplop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmhdplop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmhdplop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
