How To Install gkrellkam on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellkam on Ubuntu 22.04. gkrellkam is GKrellM plugin that displays a periodically updating image

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellkam on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gkrellkam

gkrellkam is:

GKrellKam is basically wmGrabImage in a GKrellM panel, except that it is more flexible (you can specify a local or remote image, or a list of local or remote images, or a script that outputs the right image, etc). The image (any format or size) is resized to a thumbnail and placed in a GKrellM panel, where it is updated periodically. Multiple images are rotated.

This plugin is useful for keeping track of webcams, weather maps, or any other kind of changing image information.

There are three methods to install gkrellkam on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gkrellkam Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellkam

Install gkrellkam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gkrellkam using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gkrellkam

Install gkrellkam 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 gkrellkam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellkam

How To Uninstall gkrellkam on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gkrellkam package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellkam

Uninstall gkrellkam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellkam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellkam

Remove gkrellkam Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellkam configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellkam

Remove gkrellkam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellkam

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellkam package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.