How To Install xfce4-hdaps on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-hdaps on Debian 9. xfce4-hdaps is plugin to indicate the status of HDAPS for the Xfce4 panel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-hdaps on Debian 9.

What is xfce4-hdaps

xfce4-hdaps is:

A plugin to indicate the status of the IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System (HDAPS) in the Xfce4 panel.

This plugin only supports the new hard drive parking interface present in kernels 2.6.28 and newer.

There are three methods to install xfce4-hdaps on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xfce4-hdaps Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-hdaps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-hdaps

Install xfce4-hdaps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-hdaps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-hdaps

Install xfce4-hdaps 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-hdaps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-hdaps

How To Uninstall xfce4-hdaps on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfce4-hdaps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-hdaps

Uninstall xfce4-hdaps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-hdaps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-hdaps

Remove xfce4-hdaps Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-hdaps configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-hdaps

Remove xfce4-hdaps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-hdaps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-hdaps

Dependencies

xfce4-hdaps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-hdaps package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.