How to Install and Uninstall hddtemp Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

You can also install and uninstall the hddtemp on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "hddtemp" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install hddtemp on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall hddtemp on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: hddtemp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-beta15-54
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 189
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 3.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hddtemp/hddtemp_0.3-beta15-54_amd64.deb
Size: 48440
MD5sum: 7307249a519da5fca7990fc1c46b727a
SHA1: 4b3949f42842c84cdf0146e40a8e29274f270d1f
SHA256: f86ccd2d7208d5eed60cc5fb9eb4beff6f859af3219c94b366d25075bbebb3c8
SHA512: 0ccffbd40c5a4026fb8a776dd6d65dc6eeeb7bb1f155b538aa6ff30964513f5cf1900a6f1bdcdcac90bd33528ac1d9a16bdb7288e20e852e205a5eef16acd28d
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi