How To Install gkrellmd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellmd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gkrellmd
gkrellmd is:
Gkrellmd Listens for connections from gkrellm clients. When a gkrellm client connects to a gkrellmd server all builtin monitors collect their data from the server.
There are three methods to install gkrellmd 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 gkrellmd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellmd
Install gkrellmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellmd
Install gkrellmd 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 gkrellmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellmd
How To Uninstall gkrellmd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gkrellmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellmd
Uninstall gkrellmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellmd
Remove gkrellmd Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellmd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellmd
Remove gkrellmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellmd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellmd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
