How to Install and Uninstall hddtemp Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "hddtemp" package

This tutorial shows how to install hddtemp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hddtemp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall hddtemp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hddtemp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hddtemp package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: hddtemp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-beta15-53
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 181
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 3.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hddtemp/hddtemp_0.3-beta15-53_amd64.deb
Size: 47664
MD5sum: a63711a17abb2e520432f37614c8a4bf
SHA1: 0f9840468f65200848aeb65613fa84d2662fcefb
SHA256: 91d519ecbef882e18d7307cf9450531ea6a1a6700388588ba7f4964c666a8530
SHA512: a142840aefcc4556536c10bb8d12ea46890da68f7929d93637cb75a7b54e3d3beaf91e97bb4a2f1408def4fc721bad775ad71d3240c22c6fca3c5bda938df76b
Homepage: http://www.guzu.net/linux/hddtemp.php
Description-en: hard drive temperature monitoring utility
The hddtemp program monitors and reports the temperature of PATA, SATA
or SCSI hard drives by reading Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) information on drives that support this feature.
Description-md5: cc8308c65166c3359ef77bfda794b73f
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop