How to install indicator-cpufreq On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove indicator-cpufreq Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install indicator-cpufreq On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package indicator-cpufreq from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of indicator-cpufreq:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: indicator-cpufreq

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq

Package Details

Package:indicator-cpufreq
Version:0.2.2-0ubuntu2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://launchpad.net/indicator-cpufreq
Description:CPU frequency scaling indicator
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/python

How to install indicator-cpufreq on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install indicator-cpufreq On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove indicator-cpufreq Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If indicator-cpufreq is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L indicator-cpufreq' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L indicator-cpufreq
dpkg-query: package 'indicator-cpufreq' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing indicator-cpufreq:

After system update use the following command to install indicator-cpufreq:

sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove indicator-cpufreq from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the indicator-cpufreq from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the indicator-cpufreq following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  indicator-cpufreq

Following command is used to remove the indicator-cpufreq package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove indicator-cpufreq

This will remove indicator-cpufreq and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing indicator-cpufreq with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge indicator-cpufreq

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove indicator-cpufreq

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with indicator-cpufreq package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.