How to Install and Uninstall i8kutils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "i8kutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install i8kutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                i8kutils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i8kutils" package

Learn how to uninstall i8kutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                i8kutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i8kutils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: i8kutils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vitor Augusto
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.41
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), tcl, tk, acpi | acpitool, tclx
Filename: pool/universe/i/i8kutils/i8kutils_1.41_amd64.deb
Size: 25856
MD5sum: f7dad2fc1431e056fbcb43720dfeb80d
SHA1: 6ae0204d340e61abf80558893f3854d51530ef3a
SHA256: e967e6d27cac2f760f9b593b3c27fe4134120bb45f80d3043be210e468357eea
Description-en: Fan control for Dell laptops
This is a collection of utilities to control Dell
laptops fans. It includes programs to turn the fan on and off, to read fan
status, CPU temperature, BIOS version and to handle the volume buttons
and Fn-keys.
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The package includes also a small Tk applet, designed to be swallowed in
the GNOME panel, which monitors the CPU temperature and controls
automatically the fans accordingly to user defined thresholds.
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The programs require the kernel module i8k.ko which can be compiled from
the package sources or found in Linux kernel 2.4.14 and later versions.
Description-md5: 7c3e1435a47ff73fd2556702f4485bbb
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/i8kutils
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu