How To Install liquidctl on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidctl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is liquidctl
liquidctl is:
liquidctl is a tool for controlling various settings of PC internals, such as:
- liquid cooler pump speed
- case fan speed
- RGB LED strip colors
Currently supported devices are:
- Corsair Hydro H80i v2, H100i v2 and H115i
- Corsair HX750i, HX850i, HX1000i and HX1200i
- Corsair RM650i, RM750i, RM850i and RM1000i
- EVGA CLC 120 (CL12), 240, 280 and 360
- NZXT Grid+ V3
- NZXT HUE 2 and Hue 2 Ambient
- NZXT Kraken M22
- NZXT Kraken X42, X52, X62 and X72
- NZXT Smart Device V1 and V2
There are three methods to install liquidctl 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 liquidctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liquidctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liquidctl
Install liquidctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liquidctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liquidctl
Install liquidctl 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 liquidctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liquidctl
How To Uninstall liquidctl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the liquidctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liquidctl
Uninstall liquidctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liquidctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liquidctl
Remove liquidctl Configurations and Data
To remove liquidctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liquidctl
Remove liquidctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liquidctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liquidctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liquidctl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
