How to Install and Uninstall hddtemp Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "hddtemp" package

Please follow the guidance below to install hddtemp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall hddtemp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: hddtemp
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 244
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-beta15-52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 3.0-3)
Suggests: ksensors
Conflicts: gkrellm-hddtemp (<< 0.1-9), ksensors (<< 0.7-8)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hddtemp/hddtemp_0.3-beta15-52_amd64.deb
Size: 52752
MD5sum: 87ef59fbbda4cfc0d78bcf708c1c6fe6
SHA1: 9e6caea851d2554ec2395b0c13a1583b136581e7
SHA256: 6212fb80bd92d48e1c29b6951ee9a833c7d9c55bc60f11e5b565767fac4f3b9d
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
Homepage: http://www.guzu.net/linux/hddtemp.php
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop