How To Install osdsh on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osdsh on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is osdsh
osdsh is:
OSDsh is a little program that overlays system information using the XOSD library. OSDsh was originally based on osdd and provides features like:
- It is able to display a clock.
- Shows the volume levels of the soundcard when changing.
- Tells you if you are on- or off-line, and the time you were connected.
- Shows the battery status and
- shows any message you want it to.
There are three methods to install osdsh 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 osdsh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install osdsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osdsh
Install osdsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osdsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osdsh
Install osdsh 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 osdsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osdsh
How To Uninstall osdsh on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the osdsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osdsh
Uninstall osdsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osdsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osdsh
Remove osdsh Configurations and Data
To remove osdsh configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osdsh
Remove osdsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osdsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osdsh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osdsh package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
