How To Install wmcore on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcore on Ubuntu.
What is wmcore
wmcore is:
The dockapp splits into two displays, the upper one showing the common usage of the system and the lower display showing one graph per each core.
It detects the number of cores and computes the usage to be represented as a bar graph. wmcore works with a variable number of cores. The display has been tested with 1 up to 16 (simulated) cores.
There are three methods to install wmcore on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wmcore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmcore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmcore
Install wmcore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmcore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmcore
Install wmcore 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 wmcore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmcore
How To Uninstall wmcore on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmcore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmcore
Uninstall wmcore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmcore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmcore
Remove wmcore Configurations and Data
To remove wmcore configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmcore
Remove wmcore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmcore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmcore
Dependencies
wmcore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcore package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.