How To Install indicator-multiload on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install indicator-multiload on Ubuntu 20.04. indicator-multiload is Graphical system load indicator for CPU, ram, etc.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install indicator-multiload on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is indicator-multiload

indicator-multiload is:

A system load indicator capable of displaying graphs for CPU, ram, and swap space use, plus network traffic.

There are three methods to install indicator-multiload on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install indicator-multiload Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install indicator-multiload

Install indicator-multiload Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install indicator-multiload

Install indicator-multiload 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 indicator-multiload using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install indicator-multiload

How To Uninstall indicator-multiload on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the indicator-multiload package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove indicator-multiload

Uninstall indicator-multiload And Its Dependencies

To uninstall indicator-multiload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove indicator-multiload

Remove indicator-multiload Configurations and Data

To remove indicator-multiload configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge indicator-multiload

Remove indicator-multiload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge indicator-multiload

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install indicator-multiload package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.