How To Install wmnut 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 wmnut on Ubuntu.
What is wmnut
wmnut is:
WMNUT monitors UPS statistics through the NUT (Network UPS Tools, http://www.networkupstools.org) framework on Linux and other systems. This information, presented in a nice visual format, can be invaluable on stations using an UPS.
There are three methods to install wmnut 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 wmnut Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmnut using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmnut
Install wmnut Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmnut using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmnut
Install wmnut 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 wmnut using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmnut
How To Uninstall wmnut on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmnut package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmnut
Uninstall wmnut And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmnut and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmnut
Remove wmnut Configurations and Data
To remove wmnut configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmnut
Remove wmnut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmnut configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmnut
Dependencies
wmnut have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmnut package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.