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Quick installation of smartmontools:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: smartmontools
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install smartmontools
Package Details | |
| Package: | smartmontools |
| Version: | 6.5+svn4324-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ |
| Description: | control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T. The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks. It is derived from the smartsuite package, and includes support for ATA/ATAPI-5 disks. It should run on any modern Linux system. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | utils |
How to install smartmontools on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If smartmontools is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L smartmontools' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L smartmontools dpkg-query: package 'smartmontools' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing smartmontools:
After system update use the following command to install smartmontools:
sudo apt-get install smartmontools
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove smartmontools from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the smartmontools from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the smartmontools following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove smartmontools
Following command is used to remove the smartmontools package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove smartmontools
This will remove smartmontools and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing smartmontools with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge smartmontools
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove smartmontools
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with smartmontools package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
