How to install tp-smapi-dkms On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove tp-smapi-dkms Package

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


 

Ads

Quick installation of tp-smapi-dkms:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: tp-smapi-dkms

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

	sudo apt-get install tp-smapi-dkms

Package Details

Package:tp-smapi-dkms
Version:0.41-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/
Description:ThinkPad hardware/firmware access modules source - dkms version
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/kernel

How to install tp-smapi-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install tp-smapi-dkms On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove tp-smapi-dkms Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Ads

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 tp-smapi-dkms is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L tp-smapi-dkms' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L tp-smapi-dkms
dpkg-query: package 'tp-smapi-dkms' 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 tp-smapi-dkms:

After system update use the following command to install tp-smapi-dkms:

sudo apt-get install tp-smapi-dkms

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 tp-smapi-dkms from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the tp-smapi-dkms 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 tp-smapi-dkms following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  tp-smapi-dkms

Following command is used to remove the tp-smapi-dkms package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove tp-smapi-dkms

This will remove tp-smapi-dkms and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing tp-smapi-dkms with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge tp-smapi-dkms

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove tp-smapi-dkms

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