How to install xmbmon on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install xmbmon package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of xmbmon:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: xmbmon

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install xmbmon

Package Details

Package:xmbmon
Version:2.05-8
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://freecode.com/projects/xmbmon
Description:Hardware monitoring without kernel dependencies (X client) (x)mbmon allows you to monitor hardware status using your motherboard's sensors. This information can be: temperatures, voltages and/or fan speeds. . This package contains the graphical client.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/admin

How to install xmbmon on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install xmbmon on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

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 xmbmon is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xmbmon' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xmbmon
dpkg-query: package 'xmbmon' 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 xmbmon:

After system update use the following command to install xmbmon:

sudo apt-get install xmbmon

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 xmbmon from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xmbmon 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 xmbmon following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  xmbmon

Following command is used to remove the xmbmon package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xmbmon

This will remove xmbmon and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing xmbmon with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge xmbmon

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xmbmon

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xmbmon package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.